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The Syrian solution to Hezbollah

The “New Syria" does not want to return to Lebanon through the gates of tutelage or war, nor does Lebanon wish to summon the memory of 1976, when the…

Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

Iran’s latest attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain are not exactly a new phenomenon. Sporadic confrontation between Tehran and parts of the Gulf has taken…

The escalating nuclear arms race

The risk of nuclear confrontation was said to have diminished in the post-Cold War period. But today, the logic of nuclear deterrence seems to be…