Tag: Iran
InReview – Iran’s Leadership – the growing rift
In late October, the Iranian parliament, dominated by conservatives and hard-liners, rejected President Hassan Rouhani’s nominee for science minister. The hard-liners argued that the nominee was “not fully committed to Islamic values.” Commentators will oftentimes oversimplify another country’s leadership and government. It can be easier to understand another country vis-à-vis one’s own through the lens… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – October 2014
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – October 2014 The focus of the October 2014 LDESP Middle East News Update is on the growing rifts within Iran’s leadership and government between the hardliners and the relatively moderate, as well as news headlines from the region including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Egypt. What’s inside: In Review:… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – July 2014
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – July 2014 The focus of the July 2014 LDESP Middle East News Update is on a “changing Middle East,” with the region’s recent volatility and turmoil. What’s inside: In Review: A Changing Middle East “The Persistent Threat: The Evolution of al Qa’ida and Other Salafi Jihadists,” RAND Corporation… Read More ›
InReview: The Middle East in the New Year
The New Year brings with it an endless list of promises and threats to and from the Middle East. Just one month into 2014 it is clear that the ever-volatile region has not been left in the lurch and the U.S.’s presence continues to shape and react to the conflicts and realities throughout these… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – December 2013
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – December 2013 The focus of the December 2013 LDESP Middle East News Update (PDF) includes includes articles on the Levant and Gulf States including Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. What’s inside: News from the Levant and Gulf States: the Syrian conflict, Egypt’s new round of protests,… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – November 2013
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – November 2013 The focus of the November 2013 LDESP Middle East News Update (PDF) includes articles and analysis on relations between the U.S. and Jordan, as well as developments on negotiations with Iran on their nuclear program. What’s inside: In Review: The Latest in Jordanian – U.S. Relations “Surprisingly… Read More ›
In Review: The Middle East in Transition – Between Hope & Turmoil
From our 20 September LDESP Middle East News Update. Just as it seemed that the U.S. was poised for increased military intervention in the Middle East, events in the region took an unexpected, albeit characteristically such, turn. It seems that every country from the Levant to the Gulf to North Africa is in serious flux… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – September 2013
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – September 2013 The focus of the 20 September 2013 edition of the LDESP Middle East News Update includes articles and analysis on developments between Iran, Syria and the U.S., as well as on Egypt and Iraq. Please click here to view the document. What’s inside: In Review: The Middle… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – August 2013
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE – August 2013 The focus of the 24 August 2013 edition of the LDESP Middle East News Update includes articles and analysis on recent chemical attacks in Syria, as well as on the Gulf and the Levant more broadly. Please click here to view the document. What’s inside: In Review:… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – April 2013
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE: 15 March – 12 April 2013 The focus of the 12 April 2013 edition of the LDESP Middle East News Update includes articles, reports and analysis regarding Syria, including the recent merger between Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria’s Jabhat al Nusra. The update also includes news and analysis regarding other… Read More ›
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