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Hezbollah fighter's funeral
Analysis 

Hezbollah in Syria: a gamble too far?

April 17, 2017November 7, 2017 al-Qaeda, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, ISIL, Israel, Lebanon, Syria

Despite incurring heavy losses, Hezbollah stands to gain from its participation in the Syrian civil war on the side of Assad.

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Aleppo Karm al Jabal neighborhood
Interviews 

Aleppo and Mosul: What’s next?

February 27, 2017 Aleppo, Gregory Aftandilian, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Mosul, Satgin Hamrah, Syria

JMEPP speaks with Gregory Aftandilian on the devastating battles for Aleppo and Mosul -and what’s next for Syria and Iraq.

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UAE air force
Analysis 

Power play: The United Arab Emirates’ new approach to geopolitics

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Aleppo, hard power, Iran, Joseph Nye, Justin Gibbins, multilateralism, soft power, Syria, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

The United Arab Emirates’ increased use of hard power could corrode diplomatic ties and weaken its position vis-a-vis regional adversaries.

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Russia ambassador assassination
Analysis 

Russian ambassador’s assassination: A diplomatic disaster for Turkey?

December 19, 2016December 28, 2016 Aleppo, Andrey Karlov, Erdogan, Joseph Ataman, Putin, Russia, Syria, Turkey

Russia’s ambassador to Turkey has been killed at an event in Ankara, by a man chanting Islamist slogans and the words, “Don’t forget Aleppo!”

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Russian military in Syria
Analysis 

Russia, Syria, and the ‘new Cold War’

December 18, 2016December 28, 2016 Aleppo, Antonio Perra, Bashar al-Assad, EU, Iran, ISIS, Israel, NATO, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Russia intervened in the Syrian war to redefine the international balance of power, not as a brotherly commitment to defend his Arab ally.

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Middle East Weekly podcast
Podcast 

Podcast: Rebel Aleppo’s final hours, Morocco migration, and bombings in Istanbul

December 16, 2016December 28, 2016 Aleppo, Algeria, Bashar al-Assad, Istanbul, Middle East Weekly, Migration, Morocco, Refugees, Spain, Syria, Turkey

Middle East Weekly discusses rebel Aleppo’s final hours, a migration route through Morocco to Europe, and last week’s deadly bombing in Istanbul.

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Muscat, Oman
Podcast 

Podcast: Castro’s Middle East, Oman’s Awkwardness, and Assault on Aleppo

December 6, 2016December 18, 2016 Aleppo, Cuba, Fidel Castro, GCC, Gulf, Middle East, Middle East Weekly, News, Oman, podcast, Russia in Syria, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Welcome to Middle East Weekly, JMEPP’s very own weekly news podcast. This week we’ll be exploring Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s legacy

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