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Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and Its Political Implications

September 18, 2013

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Syrian Crisis: Massive Displacement, Dire Needs and a Shortage of Solutions

September 18, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Kemal Kirişci and Salman Shaikh

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From Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley: Trip Report on Syrian Refugees

July 10, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: Five More Uncomfortable Questions for the International Community

July 9, 2013, and Elizabeth Ferris

The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: Five Uncomfortable Questions for the International Community

July 8, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

U.S. Foreign Policy and Syria

June 28, 2013, Bruce Riedel, Michael Doran, Daniel L. Byman and Salman Shaikh

Syria's Unchecked Humanitarian Crisis

June 19, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

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Sectarianism and the Politics of the New Middle East

June 8, 2013, F. Gregory Gause, III

U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: An Address by Senator John McCain

June 6, 2013

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Echoes of Lebanon in Syria

May 6, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi‘a-Sunni Divide

April 10, 2013, Geneive Abdo

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Lebanon and its Multiple Challenges

January 31, 2013

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Women After the Arab Awakening: Making Change

October 25, 2012

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Syria: The Crisis, the Rebels, and the Endgame

September 18, 2012, Salman Shaikh

The Arab Revolutions, Political Islam, and Democratic Transitions

February 29, 2012

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Hezbollah's Triumph and Agony in Lebanon

July 23, 2011, Bruce Riedel

Hezbollah's Power Play in Lebanon

January 13, 2011, Shibley Telhami

From Tribunal to Turbulence: Lebanon and the Middle East's Multiple Challenges

October 20, 2010

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A More Viable U.S. Strategy for Lebanon

July 2010, Bilal Saab

Taking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East

June 2010, Mary Kraetsch and Samantha Constant

The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Economic Recovery and a New Government in Lebanon

November 13, 2009, Jad Chaaban and Tarik Yousef

National Dialogue and State-Building in the Middle East

November 9, 2009

Going Home? Prospects and Pitfalls for Large-Scale Return of Iraqis

July 2, 2009, Elizabeth Ferris

The Lebanese Elections and the Middle East: An Opportunity for Change?

June 23, 2009

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U.S.-Backed Alliance Wins in Lebanon

June 17, 2009, Hady Amr