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May 27, 2013

Middle East and North Africa
Hezbollah, Syria, and the Brezhnev Doctrine

During the Cold War the Soviets pronounced the "Brezhnev Doctrine," under which no state that was in the Soviet camp would be permitted to leave it. This is my topic in an article in the new edition …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 11, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
Russia + Syria + Hezbollah = Hamas

On April 6, Hamas terrorists fired a Russian Kornet laser-guided missile at a school bus in southern Israel. How did Hamas get such a missile? It turns out that Russia does not license others to pro…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

June 7, 2011

Syria
Syrians Turn Against Hezbollah and Iran

What kind of Syria might follow the fall of the Assad regime? For many years, a significant percentage of American and Israeli military officers thought things would get worse. A new regime would be …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 29, 2015

United States
This Week: Hezbollah Attack, ISIS Rollback, and Jordan Hostage Standoff

Israel-Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said today that Israel had received reports via the UN indicating Hezbollah does not plan further military strikes following its attack yesterday…

Safi Yousef (2nd R), father of Islamic State captive Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh, speaks at a news conference where he asked for Islamic State to pardon and release his son, in Amman January 29, 2015 (Hamed/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

April 15, 2016

Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Saudi Islands, the Hezbollah Corporation, and Syria’s Alawites

Reading selections for the weekend of April 15, 2016.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates