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The Sinwar Delusion

The death of the Hamas leader cannot conceal the fact that unilateral Israel actions are making peace in Gaza less likely.

· October 22, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Yezid Sayigh on Escalation in Southern Lebanon

Yezid Sayigh discusses the developments in the middle east and the escalation in Lebanon.

· October 18, 2024
CNN
In The Media
in the media
The End of Hamas?

A discussion with Yezid Sayigh about why he sees Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October as an inflection point both for the Palestinian movement and global history.

· October 17, 2024
The LRB Podcast (London Review of Books)
In The Media
in the media
What Was Possible Before October 7th and What Remains Possible Now

Israel still doesn’t have a clear and coherent political end goal.

· October 7, 2024
New Yorker
commentary
Diwan
What “Day After” for Israel?

The Jewish state has joined Arab countries in seeing its foundational social contract displaced by “forever wars.”

· October 7, 2024
Smoke rising from among houses
commentary
Emissary
Israel’s and Hezbollah’s Default Option: Keep Fighting

Political calculations on both sides make a ceasefire unlikely.

· September 26, 2024
commentary
Diwan
A Rumor of War

Israeli officials have spoken repeatedly about an imminent military campaign against Lebanon, but things are more complicated.

· September 17, 2024
commentary
Diwan
Progress With Few Results in Syria

Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Assad regime has seen measured advances in its situation that fall well short of real success.

· September 2, 2024
In The Media
in the media
Maha Yahya on CNN After Israel Hezbollah Trade Fire

Maha Yahya comments on tensions following Israel Hezbollah trade fire.

· August 26, 2024
CNN
commentary
Diwan
Hezbollah Has Retaliated for Israel’s Assassination of Its Senior Commander Fouad Shukr

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.

· August 25, 2024