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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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Operation Inherent Resolve
Event Review 

Prospects for peace in Syria: Can Trump help?

April 13, 2017October 27, 2018 Bashar al-Assad, Donald Trump, Geneva peace talks, Mohamad Saleh, Putin, Raqqa, Robert Ford, Russia, Syria, Turkey, USA

According to Robert Ford, former US Ambassador to Syria, there is “not much” the United States can do to shape the outcome of the conflict.

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Bashar al-Assad smiling
Analysis 

To Assad and his admirers, Trump offers ‘hope and change’

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Donald Trump, Russia, Sam Bollier, Syria

Donald Trump has vowed to end US support for Syrian rebel groups, delighting backers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Michel Aoun
Analysis 

President Aoun has no quick fix to Lebanon’s challenges

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Ali Habhab, Bashar al-Assad, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Lebanon, March 14 Coalition, March 8 Coalition, Michel Aoun, Refugees, Saad Hariri, Samir Geagea, Syria

The Syrian refugee crisis, corruption, and unraveling political coalitions are among the many problems facing Lebanese President Michel Aoun.

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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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Yasser Arafat and Fidel Castro
Analysis 

Middle East leaders mourn Fidel Castro

November 29, 2016 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ammar al-Mousawi, Bashar al-Assad, Brahim Ghali, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Hassan Rouhani, Hezbollah, Mahmoud Abbas, Michel Aoun, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Palestinian Authority, PFLP, Polisario, Sam Bollier, Syria

Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century, died on November 25 at the age

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