Archive for the 'Lebanon' Category

Interview with Lebanon’s Minister of Refugee Affairs, Mouin Merhebi

Posted by Matthew Barber on Friday, October 26th, 2018

Iran in Syria: “Cognitive Empathy” and Interests

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 13th, 2018

Syria, Deterrence of Chemical Weapons and U.S. Policy in the Middle East – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 12th, 2018

Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi: Syrian IRGC Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

America’s Failure – and Russia and Iran’s Success – in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War – By Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Saraya Al-Tawheed: A Pro-Assad Druze Militia in Lebanon and Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, December 5th, 2016

Aleppo and America’s Syria Policy – by Robert G. Rabil

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Liwa al-Imam Zain al-Abidain: Building a ‘Resistance’ in Eastern Syria

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, September 18th, 2016

Syrian Hezbollah Militias of Nubl and Zahara’

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, August 15th, 2016

Liwa Sayf al-Mahdi: A Syrian Army Shi’i Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, August 6th, 2016

The ‘Martyrs’ of Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya (The Ja’afari Force)

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Sunday, May 29th, 2016

The Local Defence Forces: Regime Auxiliary Forces in Aleppo

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, May 23rd, 2016

Liwa al-Jalil: A New Pro-Assad Palestinian Militia

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, May 6th, 2016

The Dir’ al-Watan Brand: Liwa Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, February 26th, 2016

Rijal al-Karama after Sheikh Abu Fahad Waheed al-Bal’ous’ Assassination

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Monday, October 26th, 2015

The Assassination of Sheikh Abu Fahad al-Bal’ous: Context and Analysis

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Saturday, September 5th, 2015

Overview of some pro-Assad Militias

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Liwa al-Sayyida Ruqayya: Recruiting the Shi’a of Damascus

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

Quwat al-Ridha: Syrian Hezbollah

Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Friday, July 31st, 2015

“Mohammad Nassif: The Shadow Man of the Syria-Iran Axis,” by Mohammad Ataie

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 16th, 2015

Syria in Limbo: Neither Reunification nor Partition Are Yet Possible

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, May 24th, 2015

How Far is Hezbollah Willing to Go in Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 20th, 2015

Joshua Landis on ISIS, Syria & the “Great Sorting Out” in the Middle East – Interview with Danny Postel

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 2014

“Syria, Iraq and Lebanon: the new Af-Pak,” by Anno Bunnik

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 13th, 2014

“Why Syria’s Assad heads to Geneva from a position of strength,” by Joshua Landis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Chemical Weapons and Responses; The Developing Story of Tripoli’s Bombing; Theories on Outcomes for Syria

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, September 1st, 2013

Syria Consolidates into Three Cantons as the Opposition Pushes Back, Taking Mengh Airbase and other Strategic Points

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime

Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Round-up: News from the North, Changes to Opposition, Egypt, and a lot of Miscellany

Posted by Matthew Barber on Monday, July 8th, 2013

Round Up: Lethal Aid, Human Interest Stories, Lebanon

Posted by Matthew Barber on Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarianism, Ehsani on Economics, Foreign Jihadis Behead & Kill for Blasphemy, US Intervention Proposal

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Has the War Reached Lebanon? Meanwhile, Obama Updates War on Terror

Posted by Matthew Barber on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

Oil Wars—Nusra’s Expanding Reach—Syrian Taliban

Posted by Matthew Barber on Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Lebanese Tension, Egyptian Chaos, Iraqi Memories… and all the news from Syria

Posted by Matthew Barber on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

al-Nusra, al-Raqqa, Calls for Jihad, River of Death

Posted by Matthew Barber on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

“The Hamas-Syrian Split, a Dilemma for Iran’s Palestinian Strategy,” By Mohammad Ataie

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The Man Who Wrote the Mehlis Report on Rafiq al-Hariri’s Murder Claims Third Witness was a “full-blown mythomaniac”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 5th, 2011

News Round Up (27 February 2011)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The sad irony of it all – the USA and the Arab world…

Posted by Alex on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Landis and Yakoubian on Egypt, Syria and Lebanon: Bloggingheads TV

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

US Loses Lebanon, Worries about Losing Egypt; Tunisians Ask Feltman to Go Home

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Lebanon Remains Hostage to the Arab-Israeli Conflict with US Blessing

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 24th, 2011

Obama Trapped in Bush’s Lebanon War

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Tape Two from New TV: Hariri Gives His Side of the Story

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Saad Hariri Talking to Saddiq, a False witness; Why Tunisia Is Unlikely in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Lebanon’s Return to Political Paralysis and Economic Stagnation

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Wikileaks: “Syrian-Iranian Relations return to normal”; Jordan, Turkey, and US Seek Improved Iran Relations; Hariri Tribunal Delayed;

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 18th, 2010

WikiLeaks: Saudi Proposed Arab Force to Invade Lebanon; Makhlouf Sanctions; Mughniya Murder

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Wikileaks: Bellemare “has no case” against Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Wikileaks: “General Rifi is convinced that Syrian authorities are directly responsible for all three crimes,” said a cable classified by Jeremy Feltman

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Should A Resurgent Syria Give Alarm?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Elias Murr: “If Israel has to bomb Shia areas, that is Hizbullah’s concern… The Lebanese Army Forces will stay on their bases …. and take over once Hizballah’s militia has been destroyed.”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Wiki Leaks: First Cut

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Disapearing Golan; Hariri Murder; Iran

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Can the US Convince Hariri to Stand up to Hizbullah with the Lebanese Tribunal?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 18th, 2010

China’s Rise Undermines Power of Sanctions as US Diplomatic Tool

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

News Round Up (24 October 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 25th, 2010

Ahmedinejad in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 15th, 2010

Tuykey and Syria Struggle to Resolve Their Kurdish Question

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

The Special Lebanon Tribunal Power Play – The End of the Bush Agenda

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Syria Gets Better Russian Missiles

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, September 19th, 2010

“New Media is Straining Government Tolerance In Syria,” by Deb Amos

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 16th, 2010

News Round Up (13 Sept 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 13th, 2010

Drought Hits East for Forth Year Causing More Distress

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Lebanon PM: I was wrong to accuse Syria of Rafik Hariri murder

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

“Bush White House Wanted to Destroy the Syrian State by Force and With Urgency,” Tony Blair

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Will Obama Abandon the Bush Policy of Punishing Mid East Countries that Oppose Israeli Expansion?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

News Round Up (29 August 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

News Roundup (August 20 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, August 20th, 2010

Will rising tensions in the Middle East lead to another catastrophic war?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

News Round Up (22 July 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Hizbullah Arms; Senator Specter to Damascus; Cordesman: “Iranian Threat Exaggerated”

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, July 10th, 2010

News Round UP (23 May 2010) Kerry in Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Medvedev’s Visits to Syria and Turkey – News Round Up (14 May 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 14th, 2010

“A Brief Introduction to the Shebaa Farms Problem” by Matthieu Cimino

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 8th, 2010

News Round Up (May 6, 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Who is Changing the Regional Balance of Power?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Iran, Syria, and US in War of Words as West Bank is Digested by Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Is a Hizbullah – Israel War Likely?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 29th, 2010

US and Israel Agree; Missile Controversy Plays Out

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 26th, 2010

News Round Up (19 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 19th, 2010

News Round Up (18 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 18th, 2010

News Round Up (14 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Ambassador Ford’s Confirmation Delayed

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Renewed talks between Israel and Syria unlikely

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Kerry to Syria Keeps Hope Alive

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Why Syria Must Burnish its “Resistance” Credentials in the Face of Obama’s Inaction on Settlement Expansion

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

News Round Up (March 19, 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 19th, 2010

Will Israel Flex Its Muscle Further?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Clinton to Damascus?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 1st, 2010

Assad and Ahmadinejad – “There is No Separating Iran and Syria”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, February 26th, 2010

News Round Up (15 February 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 15th, 2010

The Case for Syria

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

More on New US Amb., War Bluster, Hariri Court

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Economics, NGOs and More

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

NGO’s in Syria; Mitchell Should Resign; Egypt and Syria Feud; Assad to Libya

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Al-Waleed Bin Talal: “Assad… we are getting him back in the fold”

Posted by Joshua on Friday, January 22nd, 2010

News Round Up (27 December 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 28th, 2009

End of Arab Cold War Makes Syria Man in the Middle

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 25th, 2009

Assessing Hariri’s visit to Lebanon and Syria’s Rise

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Hariri Speech Reveals Bad Arabic; Adam Ereli Possible Ambassador to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 21st, 2009

Hariri Goes to Damascus; US Gives More and Better Arms to Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Turkey’s “Zero Crescents, Zero Axises, and Zero problems” Foreign Policy is Catching on.

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Sharaa on Turkey, the US, Lebanon; Diplomats on Bus Explosion; Turkey’s Leadership

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 11th, 2009

Is Syria to Blame for the Bombings in Iraq?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Bus Bomb? Syrian-Israel Peace Talks? SSNP, Turkey is Warned, Washington is Broken

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Will India’s Proposal to Invest Billions in Iran Undermine US Sanction Drive? Is Turkey the Winner?

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

News Round Up (25 November 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Syria and Iraq and Lebanon and ….

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

France Champions Syria While US Says Differences with Damascus are “Profound”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Assad in Paris

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 13th, 2009

Netanyahu Talks Peace for the Press; Syrian Subsidies

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Lebanon Gets a New Government

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

News Round Up (6 November 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, November 6th, 2009

Syria’s Four Seas strategy, by Yoav Stern

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

News Round Up (19 October 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

News Round Up (18 October 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Angelina Does Damascus; Saudi King on his Way; Syria’s Attitude toward an Iranian Nuke

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 5th, 2009

Can Obama and Sarkozy Succeed?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Is Syrian-US Engagement at an End?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 17th, 2009

EU postpones Syrian accord; Ignatius on Syria; Butters on Beirut

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Syria Seeks to Separate US Relationship from Arab-Israeli Conflict

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

News Round Up (Mon Aug. 10, 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, August 10th, 2009

Hariri Majority thin with Jumblatt Defection; Brits Urge Peace

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Sanctions on Hafiz Makhluf and Muhammad Nasif Khayr Bek Extended

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Mitchell Moves Ahead With Normalization of US-Sy Relations for Iraq Security and More

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

First analysis of the Mitchell Meeting

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 27th, 2009

News Round UP (Sunday 20 July 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 20th, 2009

News Round Up (17 July 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 17th, 2009

News Round Up (9 July 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Muallem: “Yes, we want the Golan Back on a Silver Platter.”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

News Round Up (1 July 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

News Round Up (30 June 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

“Hillary is Wrong About Settlements,” Elliott Abrams & Saudi Arabia

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 26th, 2009

News Round Up (19 June 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, June 19th, 2009

Iran, Mitchell, Lebanon and Iraq

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 15th, 2009

The Mitchell Visit: Why it is Important

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Popular Vote Favors Lebanon’s Opposition, Despite Loss

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Syrians Silent and Disappointed but Ready to Put Lebanon Behind Them

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 8th, 2009

Elections Run Smoothly in Lebanon Despite Final Fear Mongering

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Will Obama Put Syria at the Center of a Peace Plan?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Steps Syria has Taken to Win US Favor

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, June 6th, 2009

“Will There Be a US Ambassador in Damascus by September?” By Landis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

“New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder,” by Erich Fallath

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Syria Eats Sanctions but Looks to Mitchell Visit for Understanding

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 10th, 2009

What is Feltman Doing in Damascus?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Hamas and Hizbullah Reach out to Obama

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 4th, 2009

Netanyahu goes for Palestinian over Syrian Track; Lebanon Elections

Posted by Joshua on Monday, May 4th, 2009

Hariri Tribunal Releases Lebanese Generals for lack of Evidence

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

US Will Work with Lebanon Opposition – Experts Say

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 27th, 2009

Is Clinton’s Visit to Lebanon a Challange to Syria or just a pep rally?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Lieberman, the perfect foil – Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Assad to Austria, 5 New Ministers, Oil, and Lebanon Elections

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 24th, 2009

Hizbullah and Elections

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 13th, 2009

News Round Up (12 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 12th, 2009

News Round Up (8 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

News Round Up (5 April 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Stocks Prices are Up – Peace is Down

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Arab Unity? Yes on Kurds, No on Palestinians, Perhaps on Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Engagement and its Many Critics

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 20th, 2009

Nasrallah’s Rhetoric Directed East or West?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Is the US Becoming More Humble or Just Less Silly?

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Sanctions on the Table?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 5th, 2009

“Why Syria Will Not Get the Golan Back” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Syria Dresses Up

Posted by Joshua on Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Kerry’s Visit Brings Some Hope

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

New Round Up (Feb. 18 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Asad, “An ambassador is important… There is nothing real yet.”

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

New Round Up (31 Jan 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Will Syria Benefit from Israel’s Invasion of Gaza?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

“Palestine’s Bleak Future and Syria’s Disappointment in Obama,” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Asma al-Asad on Gaza: Obama’s Dream Team

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 12th, 2009

Top 5 reasons why Israel is attacking Gaza

Posted by Alex on Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Peace Talks and the Economy

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Syria is the Only Game in Town

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 22nd, 2008

News Round Up (December 19, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Waging Peace in Atlanta, by Britta Froelicher

Posted by Alex on Friday, December 19th, 2008

“Forces of Stability: Syria and Iran or the USA?” by Jihad Makdissi

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 8th, 2008

Hariri Tribunal Revives Speculation and Spin

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

News Round UP (6 December 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

IMF Report on Syria: Non- oil exports increased 23.5 percent

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Are There Non-Sectarian Parties in Syria: The case of the SSNP?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

The Nuclear Mess – Where Does it Leave Syria?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Britain and Syria Resume Intelligence Sharing

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

“Listening to Syria” by David Lesch

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Syria blames Israeli bombs for uranium traces

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Traces Of Uranium found in Syria: Moallem Says No More Searches

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Syrian TV shows men ‘confessing’ to deadly bomb blast

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Bush’s Final Violent Outburst Causes Exasperation

Posted by Joshua on Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Raid Coverage by Wash Post, Moubayed, LATimes, NYTimes,

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

News Round Up (25 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Interview with Ambassador Imad Moustapha: Peace Talks, Hizbullah, Palestine

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

News Round Up (19 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 19th, 2008

News Round Up (17 Oct. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 17th, 2008

Syria’s Joint Bank Venture: Syrian Embassy to Open in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

“Syria-Israel Peace: The Impact on Non-State militias” by Landis

Posted by Joshua on Monday, October 13th, 2008

News Round Up (11 October 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis, by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 9th, 2008

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