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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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 Assad’s regime, indiscriminately killing an untold number of civilians, and destroying schools and hospitals. Even Shiite militias that fought against anti-government rebels in alliance with the […]
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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The Ukraine Crisis Highlights US Tensions With the Saudis and UAE
Last week, the Arab League held an emergency meeting in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the meeting, the delegates issued a perfunctory statement that...
Turkey Walks a Tightrope in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The war in Ukraine caught Turkey unprepared. It came amid Turkey’s grinding economic crisis, currency meltdown and attempts to reformulate its regional policy, in part by restoring ties with...
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