Hilal Khashan
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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After the signing of the Israeli-UAE peace agreement in 2020, many believed Saudi Arabia would be the next Arab country to normalize relations with Israel. Indeed, behind closed doors, the Saudi royals have long been eager to communicate with the Israelis. But the Saudi foreign minister said Riyadh would not sign a peace deal with […]
Iran’s Islamic Republic Is Fading But Not Ready to Fall
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The Dilemma of Resolving the Syrian Conflict
The Syrian conflict has largely disappeared from the headlines as the country’s political situation has reached a stalemate. But the protracted war often starts to garner more attention when...
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