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August 9, 2011

Syria
Breakdown in Damascus?

The use of deadly force against peaceful demonstrators has been the hallmark of the Assad reaction to protests, and yesterday the King of Saudi Arabia referred to this practice as Assad’s "killing ma…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

December 2, 2016

Turkey
Weekend Reading: Tension in Turkey, Kuwait’s Election, and Reexamining Tunisian History

Reading selections for the weekend of December 2, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 6, 2016

Lebanon
Weekend Reading: Beirut’s Elections, Armenian Artisans, and Egyptian Buildings

Reading selections for the weekend of May 6, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 11, 2014

United States
Voices From the Region: Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Algeria, and Lebanon

“They call it aid, but I don’t consider it aid…I consider it buying time and giving people the illusion that there is aid when really there is not.” –Brigadier General Asaad al-Zoabi, a Syrian fighte…

People wave banners in a demonstration in Cairo April 10, 2014 (El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

August 20, 2020

Middle East and North Africa
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 responsibl…

Seven judges sit in rows of three and four at attend a session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Article by David J. Scheffer