The 2026 Lebanon-Israel talks have echoes in 1983

Largely forgotten by history, leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv shook hands on a plan for normal bilateral relations 43 years ago, after yet another Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.

Elie Kossaifi

Tumult in American Politics

[caption id="attachment_55255484" align="aligncenter" width="4474"] U.S. President Donald J. Trump waves during the State of the Union address as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the…

Joseph Braude

The Autocrat’s Achilles' Heel

[caption id="attachment_55255491" align="aligncenter" width="3836"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) enter the hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace on July 4,…

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Syria: “A Problem from Hell”

[caption id="attachment_55255397" align="alignleft" width="5558"] A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa,…

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Containing Russia, Again

[caption id="attachment_55255343" align="aligncenter" width="3882"] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his New Year address to Russians in central Moscow on December 31, 2017.(Getty)[/caption] …

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How ISIS’ Strategy Is Evolving

[caption id="attachment_55255339" align="aligncenter" width="4409"] In this photograph taken on April 11, 2017, an Afghan security force personnel patrols inside a mosque during an ongoing an…

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China’s Syria Strategy

[caption id="attachment_55255333" align="aligncenter" width="4000"] Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) is welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting in Beijing on December…

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