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For the sixth time in less than four years, the U.N. Security Council has voted to impose new sanctions on Iran in connection with its nuclear program. Nothing new there. U.S. officials wanted...
View ArticleLebanon simmers
By Hani Sabra and Willis Sparks In many ways, Lebanon has recovered from the devastation of Israel's war with Hezbollah in 2006. And the country's recent political stability has held up nicely despite...
View ArticleWhat was Saad Hariri thinking on Syria?
By Hani Sabra and James Fallon There is no shortage of theories on why Saad Hariri has abruptly retracted his accusation that Syria was "involved" in the 2005 assassination of his father. Some say that...
View ArticleLebanon: Things could be getting worse
By Hani Sabra When James Fallon and I wrote about Lebanon last month, domestic tension was rising over the possibility that the international tribunal set up to prosecute the assassins of former prime...
View ArticleSyria's flames fuel trouble in Lebanon
By James Fallon and Ayham Kamel On May 21, the Lebanese Armed Forces shot and killed prominent Sunni Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed as his convoy passed through a checkpoint, triggering gun battles in...
View ArticleRisk #3: An Arab Summer
Note: Today is the third in a series of posts that detail Eurasia Group's Top Risks for 2013. The Middle East will enter a new phase in 2013. Arab Spring will give way to Arab Summer, as the region...
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