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  • Wars and Conflict
    Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias
    In Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
    Teaching Notes by Stephen Biddle October 28, 2022
  • Iraq
    Iraq’s New President, China’s Party Congress, Israel-Lebanon Maritime Agreement, and More
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    The Iraqi parliament meets to choose a new president; Xi Jinping is expected to consolidate power at the Twentieth National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; and Israel and Lebanon prepare to finalize a historic agreement on a disputed maritime border. 
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Steven A. Cook October 13, 2022 The World Next Week
  • Lebanon
    A Conversation With Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib of Lebanon
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    Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib discusses the relationship between Lebanon and the West, especially in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, global humanitarian issues including refugees and food insecurity, and the future of Lebanon’s economy.
    Virtual Event by Abdallah BouHabib September 23, 2022
  • Lebanon
    What Is Hezbollah?
    Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel have made the Iran-backed group stronger than ever, but the biggest threat it faces may be upheaval in its own backyard.
    Backgrounder by Kali Robinson May 25, 2022
  • Middle East and North Africa
    What Lebanon’s Election Results Mean for Ending Its Crisis
    Hezbollah and its allies suffered serious losses in May’s parliamentary elections, and a divided Parliament will likely struggle to agree on a path out of Lebanon’s current crisis.
    In Brief by Kali Robinson May 19, 2022
  • NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
    Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and More
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    Finland and Sweden intensify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership process, U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders for a special summit in Washington, DC, and Lebanon holds parliamentary elections.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and James M. Lindsay May 12, 2022 The World Next Week
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    CFR Term Member Spotlight Series: Hagar Hajjar Chemali
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    Our new series spotlights individuals within the Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program. Drawing on the enormous amount of talent and expertise within the Council’s Term Member Program, this series features a term member in conversation with a fellow term member discussing their career path, how they got to where they are, the challenges they have faced along the way, and the current work they are doing. We hope this regular series will provide an opportunity for Council term members to better engage and learn from one another, draw upon shared experiences within the group, and connect across geographies. Our second installment in this series features fifth-year term member Hagar Chemali, CEO and founder of Greenwich Media Strategies, in conversation with second-year term member Brit McCandless Farmer, digital producer at 60 Minutes. For those of you who do not know her yet, Hagar's impressive career includes serving twelve years in the U.S. government as director for Syria and Lebanon at the National Security Council, spokesperson for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and director of communications and spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Following her time in government, Hagar has gone on to found a communications strategy firm and to be a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Economic Sanctions Initiative. She also hosts, writes, and produces a weekly world news show on YouTube called Oh My World! that covers the top news stories in a fun, accessible, and humorous way.
    Virtual Event by Hagar Hajjar Chemali April 21, 2022
  • Wars and Conflict
    Nonstate Warfare
    Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
    Book by Stephen Biddle July 26, 2022 National Security and Defense Program
  • Middle East and North Africa
    The Hard Edge of the Pope’s Moral Power
    The pontiff’s Middle Eastern diplomacy may seem superficial, but it could make a huge practical impact.
    Article by Steven A. Cook March 12, 2021 Middle East Program
  • Iran
    Iran’s Regional Armed Network
    Iran’s web of armed partners such as Hezbollah serves to strengthen its influence in the Middle East and could pose a significant threat to the United States and its allies in the region.
    Article by Kali Robinson and Will Merrow March 1, 2021
  • Middle East and North Africa
    Is Lebanon a Failed State? Here’s What the Numbers Say.
    The August explosions in Beirut were the latest in a series of man-made disasters that have led some experts to say Lebanon is becoming a failed state.
    In Brief by Kali Robinson September 16, 2020
  • Lebanon
    Macron Wants to Be a Middle Eastern Superpower
    The French president is making a bid to shape the region—but does his reach exceed his grasp?
    Article by Steven A. Cook September 15, 2020 Middle East Program
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    Lebanon’s Frustrating Day of Judgment
    Fifteen years after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri roiled Lebanese society, the international tribunal’s ruling has left wide open the question of who at high levels was responsible.
    Article by David J. Scheffer August 20, 2020
  • Poland
    Pompeo’s European Tour, Democrats’ Virtual National Convention, and More
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    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wraps up his trip to Central Europe with a visit to Poland, the Democratic National Convention is set to take place virtually, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is due to give its verdict on the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon August 13, 2020 The World Next Week
  • Lebanon
    Lebanon as We Know It Is Dying
    The only political system the country has ever known is collapsing, and it’s never coming back.
    Article by Steven A. Cook July 30, 2020 Middle East Program
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