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Hariri's return pulls Lebanon back from the brink
The real battlegrounds against Iranian hegemony are Syria and Iraq, writes Hussein Ibish
Israel's claims of an alliance with Arab countries to deal with Iran are overblown
More overt ties between moderate Arab countries and Israel will require significant progress on Palestinian issues, writes Hussein Ibish
Iran's long-cherished Tehran to Beirut 'land-bridge' moves closer to reality
The map of the Middle East is being redrawn, writes Hussein Ibish, and that should provide serious cause for concern
Virginia election a bellwether for the new Republican model
Contentious down-ballot races next week could offer insight into the GOP's trajectory
The Balfour Declaration did not sanction the existence of Israel
'A national home' could have meant one of many possibilities. Still, the dehumanising language used to describe the Palestinians in the document was loud and clear, argues Hussein Ibish
Moderation and caution should be the watchwords in the Kurdish crisis
It is time for everyone to pull back from the lines of confrontation and take a deep breath, writes Hussein Ibish
The White House is talking a great game over the Iran nuclear deal, but will it lead to a workable plan of action?
Hussein Ibish rakes over the coals of the US president's tough-talking decertification speech
What the Tillerson-Trump tensions mean for the Middle East
There are plenty of takeaways from recent frictions in DC, not the least of them for the Gulf, writes Hussein Ibish
Kurds need to combine diplomacy, strategy and persistence to advance their cause
After last week's referendum, tensions have escalated between Baghdad and Erbil. Only a set of careful next steps will avoid a potential future flashpoint, writes Hussein Ibish
The Kurdish referendum is a distraction from the real issues at stake
Not only is the process designed to burnish the nationalist credentials of Kurdish politicians, it is also a substitute for the actual, binding elections that these parties don't want to have
The US must find a third way over Iran, one that is neither reticent nor reckless
The proposed plan would involve sticking with the nuclear deal, while stepping up pressure on Tehran over its destabilising policies
If the US walks away from the Iran nuclear deal, it will live to regret it
Hussein Ibish argues that Donald Trump must not rip up the agreement, however flawed it may be
Hizbollah’s regional agenda is a surefire recipe for more war
The group's willingness and ability to unilaterally decide when and how it wants is one among many telltale signs of its menace
Afghanistan is the US's new Vietnam
Contrary to the rhetoric, Washington is once again fighting a war that cannot be won with no plausible exit strategy
America's crisis of legitimacy and what it means for the Middle East
The US president has been willing to engage with the region, but his power has been rapidly undone by dysfunction
