Lebanon on the Brink

Beirut and Tehran have become existentially interdependent.

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Hilal Khashan
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On June 8, U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to halt the latest escalation in the conflict between Iran and Israel. He publicly urged both to cease hostilities and spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after which Israel and Iran signaled a temporary pause in hostilities. Earlier that day, Israel conducted strikes against military targets […]

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Hilal Khashan
Hilal Khashan
https://geopoliticalfutures.com/author/hkhashan/
Hilal Khashan is a contributing analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He is a Professor of political science at the American University of Beirut and a respected author and analyst of Middle Eastern affairs. He is the author of six books, including Hizbullah: A Mission to Nowhere. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019.) He is currently writing a book titled Saudi Arabia: The Dilemma of Political Reform and the Illusion of Economic Development. He is also the author of more than 110 articles that appeared in journals such as Orbis, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Middle East Quarterly, Third World Quarterly, Israel Affairs, Journal of Religion and Society, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, and The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.

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