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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Arab leaders, no matter how divided they might be, all have one thing in common: They can’t tolerate criticism and go to extreme lengths to suppress their people. Their ultimate political objective is to maintain stability and prevent the population from making demands of them or raising questions about their decision-making. Arab rulers use the […]
Prospects for Saudi-Iranian Talks
In recent months, regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have been in talks with the aim of improving bilateral relations and maintaining regional security. Their rivalry intensified over the...
The Syrian Kurds’ Long Road to Recognition
The origins of the Kurdish question in Syria can be traced back to the mid-1950s when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser defined his vision for a unified pan-Arab state....
The Rise and Fall of Political Islam in Morocco
Last week, Morocco held its 11th parliamentary elections since adopting its constitution in 1962. The Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD), which had been the leader of the governing...
Hezbollah’s Waning Shiite Support
Last month, prominent Hezbollah figure Nawar al-Sahili held a lavish wedding for his daughter in Lebanon. The swanky affair, complete with ornate decor and Western-style clothing, caused a national...
What the Taliban’s Resurgence Means for the Arab World
There have been mixed reactions in the Arab world to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Oman’s grand sheikh congratulated the Afghan people on what he described as a spectacular...
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