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Why Did Iran Allow Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall? Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

Why Did Iran Allow Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall?

Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

Nicole Grajewski discusses.

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Bashar al-Assad of Syria Has Been Ousted From Power Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.

Bashar al-Assad of Syria Has Been Ousted From Power

Armenak Tokmajyan comments.

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Operation Aspides, or the Peril of Low Expectations in Yemen For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

Ibrahim Jalal discusses in new article.

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Egypt finds itself at a critical environmental juncture, with climate change posing grave risks to its economy, sovereignty, and stability.

Read the new compendium by Yezid Sayigh, Olivia Lazard, Yasmine Hussein, Nadine Wahab, Justin Dargin, and Nada Arafat.
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Since October 7, the Israeli authorities have greatly reinforced their instruments of repression, as a form of vengeance for the Hamas attacks.

Nur Arafeh writes.
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The Gaza War and the Rest of the World

Scholars from Carnegie’s global network comment on how the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is affecting their areas of interest, and what the implications of this may be.

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Gazans with permits to work in Israel have long served as a pacification tool for the Israeli occupation, and continue to face abuse today.

Nur Arafeh writes.
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Is Benjamin Netanyahu Planning An Escape Through Lebanon?

The Israeli prime minister may take a page out of Yasser Arafat’s book in order to get out of his perilous political predicament.

Yezid Sayigh discusses.
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Plenty of factors could expand the conflict in Gaza, which is why a ceasefire is now needed to avoid the worst.

Maha Yahya writes.
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How Gaza Upset Regional Dynamics

Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7 upended three major developments that had been taking place in the Middle East.

Maha Yahya writes.
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As Israel speaks openly about the ethnic cleansing of Gaza’s Palestinians, Western countries are nowhere to be seen or heard.

Michael Young writes.
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The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council Amid Saudi-Emirati Rivalry

An intensifying geostrategic rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is challenging the GCC’s influence and unity.

Abdullah Baabood explains in a new article.
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The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council Amid Saudi-Emirati Rivalry

An intensifying geostrategic rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is challenging the GCC’s influence and unity.

Abdullah Baabood explains in a new article.
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Will Lebanon Be Safe or Sorry?

If the Israelis enter Gaza, there are a range of options that Hezbollah might adopt to maintain its protective shield on Iran’s behalf.

Michael Young writes.
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In an interview, Marwan Muasher explains the turn the conflict in #Gaza might take in the territory, and the large number of casualties likely to ensue.

Full interview: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90830

In an interview, Nur Arafeh discusses the ramifications of the conflict in Gaza and what it means for Palestinians.

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