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      Hussein Ibish

      Hussein Ibish

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      Hussein Ibish is a geopolitical analyst and an author, who is currently a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. He was previously the Washington correspondent for the Daily Star Lebanon newspaper, and has served as a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine and as communications director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He has a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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      Syrian government and Russian airstrikes hit the town of Al Habeet in southern Idlib. AP
      Russia's role in Syria's ongoing conflict cannot and should not be ignored

      It is time to judge Moscow on the nature and the impact of its actions and policies in the region

      CommentJune 08, 2019
      An Iranian demonstrator burns a representation of the US flag in Tehran. Vahid Salemi / Ap
      A critical window of opportunity could slam shut if Tehran refuses to talk to US

      Iranian leaders have past form when it comes to testing limits, then seeking overtures. That time is now

      CommentJune 01, 2019
      Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated that she knows how to stand up against Mr Trump.AFP / Brendan Smialowski
      The only winner to emerge from impeachment proceedings would be Donald Trump

      If the Democrats wish to reclaim the presidency, they should set their sights on the 2020 election

      CommentMay 26, 2019
      Mr Trump has made statements about his former national security adviser Michael Flynn via Twitter. EPA
      Despite the redactions, the truth of the Mueller report is coming to light

      The document raises a number of important questions that have clearly shaken President Donald Trump

      EditorialMay 18, 2019
      Mr Trump’s administration is asserting the authority to refuse, unilaterally and absolutely, to co-operate with Congressional investigations AP /Manuel Balce Ceneta
      Trump's dismantling of political norms will have to be fought at the polls

      It is increasingly clear that the United States has a president who places no importance upon adhering to the rules of the constitutional system

      CommentMay 13, 2019
      US President Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Egypt's president, during a meeting at the Oval Office of the White House. Bloomberg
      A strategic US approach is required to counter the Muslim Brotherhood

      Focus on breakaway factions and groups engaged in violence will prove the most pragmatic and effective measure

      CommentMay 04, 2019
      Demonstrators rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington DC to protest a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. AFP / Mandel Ngan
      Changing the US census is an attempt to alter the character of the nation itself

      Including a question that asks if respondents are American citizens is a calculated ploy to erase large numbers of non-white residents from the process

      CommentApril 27, 2019
      US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP
      Mueller report: when did the bar on presidential conduct sink so low?

      There's a strong chance Donald Trump will win in 2020 but given what is now incontrovertible, he certainly shouldn't

      CommentApril 21, 2019
      A Donald Trump balloon glimpsed through the US-Mexico border fence. Guillermo Arias / AFP
      The US border crisis is one of Donald Trump's own making

      The US president doesn't want a wall; he wants a never-ending battle for one instead to pose as the saviour of white America

      CommentApril 13, 2019
      US President Donald Trump waves to visitors to the White House, before travelling to his first rally since the Mueller report was concluded. EPA/Michael Reynolds
      If the Mueller report proves anything, it's that US democracy is badly broken

      Its handling so far also prompts the vital question of who guards the guardians of America's political system

      CommentMarch 30, 2019
      Hezbollah, whose leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is pictured here, forms part of the mythological 'axis of resistance'. Hussein Malla / AP
      As the Syrian war ends, the axis of resistance has been exposed for the illusion it always was

      The axis gave the myth of an alliance that never really existed and a supposed consensus between two largely incompatible groupings

      CommentMarch 23, 2019
      People pay their respects in front of floral tributes for victims of the March 15 mosque attacks in Christchurch. AFP / David Moir
      Peddlers of hate must bear responsibility for the Christchurch attacks

      It is impossible to separate the language of prejudice and division from real-life acts of violence, such as those witnessed in New Zealand

      CommentMarch 16, 2019
      Many Syrians fled the war in cities such as Aleppo and headed to Europe. AFP
      The aftershocks of Aleppo's fall continue to shake the region

      From the establishment of the Turkey-Russia-Iran triumvirate to the ongoing Arab efforts to re-engage with Syria, everything can be traced back to the events of December 2016

      CommentMarch 09, 2019
      US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. AP/ Evan Vucci
      Trump's troubled bromance with Kim has only increased North Korea's global standing

      Throughout this bizarre relationship, the US president has dispensed with long-established diplomatic norms. Whether that will result in a safer or a more dangerous world is anyone's guess

      CommentMarch 02, 2019
      US President Donald Trump will now keep 400 troops in Syria, after announcing a precipitous withdrawal in December. Reuters
      Trump’s U-turn on Syria is a victory for sanity and common sense

      The president's pattern of creating crises and demanding credit for stepping back from the brink is deeply troubling

      CommentFebruary 25, 2019
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