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Why Did Iran Allow Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall?

Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

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· December 9, 2024
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Bashar al-Assad of Syria Has Been Ousted From Power

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.


· December 9, 2024
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Autumn of Lebanon’s Discontent

The country is a regional pawn, and only fools can see any victory in its dismal situation.

· November 28, 2024
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Yezid Sayigh on Lebanese Conflict

Yezid Sayigh discusses the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

· November 26, 2024
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Operation Aspides, or the Peril of Low Expectations in Yemen

For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

· November 19, 2024
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An Old Lebanese Habit

As with Lebanon’s other sects, has Hezbollah’s hubris brought devastating sectarian nemesis?

· November 13, 2024
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