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2 months ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Maha Yahya
Gaza, Syria, and the region’s next crisis.
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2 months ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Abigail McGowan |Joshua Kurlantzick |Maha Yahya |Elliott Abrams
Over the last 15 years, the Middle East has been racked by war, destruction, and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of people have died as fighting raged in Gaza, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Millions more have fled. The violence has rolled back gains in education, health, and income while laying waste to homes, schools, hospitals, roads, railways, and power grids. The war in Gaza has proved especially devastating, setting back the territory’s socioeconomic indicators to 1955 levels.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
carnegieendowment.org | Maha Yahya
What Happened? After a vacuum of over two years in the presidency, Lebanon’s parliament elected armed forces commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s fourteenth president. What broke the political deadlock was intensified international pressure, mainly by the United States and Saudi Arabia, who are part of a quintet that has tried for over two years to end the presidential void and that also includes Egypt, Qatar, and France.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Maha Yahya
On October 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the Lebanese a stark choice: rise up against Hezbollah or risk turning into Gaza. “Stand up and take your country”, he said, “before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza”. Shortly before Netanyahu spoke, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had visited Lebanon in an effort to shore up Hezbollah’s morale.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Maha Yahya
On October 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the Lebanese a stark choice: rise up against Hezbollah or risk turning into Gaza. “Stand up and take your country,” he said, “before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza.”Shortly before Netanyahu spoke, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had visited Lebanon in an effort to shore up Hezbollah’s morale.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Maha Yahya
Over the past six months, tensions along Israel’s border with Lebanon have escalated dramatically. Israel has now deployed 100,000 troops to its north to confront the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, and the fighting there has steadily intensified.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Maha Yahya
Over the past six months, tensions along Israel’s border with Lebanon have escalated dramatically. Israel has now deployed 100,000 troops to its north to confront the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, and the fighting there has steadily intensified.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
carnegie-mec.org | Maha Yahya |Rosa Balfour |Temur Umarov |Tong Zhao
In today's rapidly evolving international landscape, the world is witnessing a dynamic and intense global competition among "great powers." This competition is marked by strategic maneuvering, technological advancements, economic prowess, and military assertiveness. The United States and China find themselves locked in a contest for influence and access in strategic regions such as the Middle East, where both nations seek to secure vital energy resources and foster economic partnerships.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
lorientlejour.com | Maha Yahya
Indépendamment de la décision de la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) de La Haye, l’action intentée par l’Afrique du Sud contre Israël au titre de la Convention des Nations unies sur le génocide a des conséquences importantes tant pour Israël que pour l’ordre international.La Convention des Nations unies sur le génocide définit le génocide comme un acte commis dans l’intention de détruire, en tout ou en partie, un groupe national, ethnique, racial ou religieux, non seulement par le...
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
carnegieeurope.eu | Rosa Balfour |Ashley J Tellis |Temur Umarov |Maha Yahya
In today's rapidly evolving international landscape, the world is witnessing a dynamic and intense global competition among "great powers." This competition is marked by strategic maneuvering, technological advancements, economic prowess, and military assertiveness. The United States and China find themselves locked in a contest for influence and access in strategic regions such as the Middle East, where both nations seek to secure vital energy resources and foster economic partnerships.
