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Diwan
For Hezbollah, Timing Is the Essence
- Mohanad Hage Ali
- November 10, 2023
The party may escalate on the southern border with Israel, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will reach the level of bombing cities.
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Diwan
The Makings of a Disaster
- Maha Yahya
- November 06, 2023
Plenty of factors could expand the conflict in Gaza, which is why a ceasefire is now needed to avoid the worst.
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Diwan
How Gaza Upset Regional Dynamics
- Maha Yahya
- November 03, 2023
Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7 upended three major developments that had been taking place in the Middle East.
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Diwan
Will Lebanon Be Safe or Sorry?
- Michael Young
- October 25, 2023
If the Israelis enter Gaza, there are a range of options that Hezbollah might adopt to maintain its protective shield on Iran’s behalf.
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Diwan
Gaza Has Created a Dilemma for Hezbollah
- Mohanad Hage Ali
- October 17, 2023
The party has spent almost two decades building up a deterrence capacity, and now may be its prisoner.
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Commentary
Arab Perspectives on the Middle East Crisis
- Rafiah Al Talei, Nathan J. Brown, Yasmine Farouk, Mohanad Hage Ali, Amr Hamzawy, Zaha Hassan, Marwan Muasher, Sinan Ülgen, Maha Yahya, Sarah Yerkes
- October 13, 2023
Carnegie Middle East scholars examine the factors that led to the conflict between Israel and Hamas—and what comes next.
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Diwan
Will Gaza Set the Middle East Alight?
- Michael Young
- October 13, 2023
None of the major actors in the Middle East wants to see the conflict spread, but are locked into positions that lead in the contrary direction.
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Diwan
Lebanon’s War Before the War
- Issam Kayssi
- October 06, 2023
What was happening in the country during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict, whose 50th anniversary begins today?
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Diwan
A New Armenian Trauma Unfolds
- Araz Bedross
- September 29, 2023
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has revived memories of exile and pain in the diaspora community of Lebanon.