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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Last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad won a seven-year presidential term for the fourth time since 2000. According to official figures, Assad won 95 percent of the vote, with close to 80 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. His predecessor and late father, Hafez Assad, who ruled Syria for 29 years, won his first election […]
The Palestinians’ Predicament
In 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn, a deal that called on both parties to reach a permanent status...
The Eclipse of the Palestinian Question
Until the 1970s, the Palestinian question had preoccupied the Arab world since the creation of Israel in 1948. Public figures and ordinary Arabs were equally focused on advancing the...
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In Yemen, Foreign Intervention Is Futile
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Egyptian-Sudanese Relations: A Legacy of Distrust
Modern-day Sudan began to take shape with Egypt’s invasion in the early 19th century. That event led to decades of Egyptian rule, which left an indelible scar on relations...
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