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By ignoring soft power in the Middle East, Iran may be undermining its regional project down the road.
Lebanon’s and Jordan’s efforts to advance female participation in their armed forces are discussed in a pair of podcasts.
Iran, through Hezbollah, has invited itself into Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel over offshore gas fields.
Few observers expect a new Lebanese government soon, but the prime minister-designate remains hopeful ... publicly.
Innovative forms of deliberative and participatory democracy from outside the West can inspire reform in European states.
Watching the Ukraine conflict, Middle Eastern leaders see the Russian president has approached matters in the same way as they would.
There is no consensus on Lebanon’s next president, and the country is likely to soon enter a long period of stalemate.
Whatever else the Lebanese parliamentary election has done, it has certainly reshuffled the cards when it comes to Lebanon’s presidential candidates. In fact, all the leading candidates face major obstacles to being elected, while the identity of a potential compromise figure seems elusive at best.
Electoral victories by several anti-establishment candidates have revived flagging hopes that thoroughgoing reform is possible.
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