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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The Myth of the US-Saudi Strategic Alliance
U.S.-Saudi relations have been deteriorating since 2014, when the Obama administration announced its intention to reach an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program. The special relationship between the two countries goes back to February 1945, when U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt met with Saudi King Ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal. […]
Egypt’s Coptic Christians: A History of Exclusion and Discrimination
Two incidents earlier this month highlighted the discrimination facing Egypt’s Coptic Christians. In Alexandria, a Coptic priest was stabbed to death by someone whom the police described as a...
In Arab Republics, the Military Still Dominates
Throughout the Arab world, army officers have staged military coups promising democratic and economic reforms, often espousing revolutionary slogans and presenting themselves as saviors. But inevitably, they emerge as...
Explaining Arab Affinity for Vladimir Putin
Many Arabs have strong reasons to dislike Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sunnis were appalled by the decisive role Russia played in the Syrian war, preventing the collapse of Bashar...
Egypt’s Food Crisis Pushes the Country to the Edge
Russia’s war on Ukraine has adversely affected the Arab region, which heavily depends on wheat imports, including from these two countries. The fallout from the war varies from country...
Syria Mulls Pulling Out of Iran’s Orbit
Last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad visited the United Arab Emirates, his first foreign trip since the Syrian uprising in 2011. The U.S. State Department issued a stern statement...
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