David Schenker

From the Gaza Riveria to the promised annexation of Greenland to the alienation of India, to neutrality in Ukraine—and this is just a partial list…

Today (23 April), the US hosts the second round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to Washington. The first meeting of these…

For the past 16 months, the Lebanese government and military have chosen not to choose—and risked their country’s future. Lebanon, a weak and divided…

Last week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced that Beirut would not forcibly disarm the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah as part of its…

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end ongoing wars in the Middle East before he takes office. “Get it over with, and let’s get back to peace and…

Nearly a year since Hezbollah began attacking Israel in support of Hamas, the medium-intensity conflict has reached an inflexion point. Hezbollah had…

Nine months into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the mid-intensity conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah is…

For the past decade, Israel has been targeting Iranian assets and personnel in Syria. Through hundreds of airstrikes, Israel has repeatedly attacked…

The arrival of the New Year has brought with it the unprecedented risk of a broadening of the war in Gaza. From Baghdad to Beirut to the Red Sea,…

October 23 marks the 40th anniversary of Lebanese Hezbollah’s truck bomb attack on the marine barracks in Beirut. The assault, which killed 241 US…