region
Levant
filters
commentary
Delaying Lebanon’s Municipal Elections, Again

The decision is not surprising, given that the country’s political class mistrusts a poll whose outcome it doesn’t fully control.

· April 24, 2024
commentary
The Terrible “Day After” in Gaza

Dislocation, destruction, and continued oversight were always part of Israel’s plan for the post-conflict situation in the Palestinian territory.

· April 17, 2024
commentary
Humanizing, Not Sanitizing, Saddam

In an interview, author Steve Coll discusses his latest book on the quarter-century minuet between the United States and the late Iraqi leader.

· April 16, 2024
commentary
The Israeli-Iranian Shadow War Is Over

Tehran’s strike against Israel last weekend doubtless reflected its strengths, but also may have included a strategic blunder.

· April 15, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Maha Yahya on CNN with Becky Anderson

Maha Yahya comments on Iran's retaliatory attacks against Israel for the bombing of its consulate in Damascus.

· April 14, 2024
CNN
commentary
Iran Has Retaliated Against Israel for Its Killing of Several Quds Force Generals

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

· April 14, 2024