My latest for @foreignaffairs.com, on why Syrian rebels' previous, largely chaotic experiments in governance should make us concerned about a post-Assad Syria; but why, nonetheless, everyone now has an interest in seeing Syria's transition succeed: www.foreignaffairs.com/syria/how-ho...

Our latest piece, co-authored by Mohammed Shabani and me, explores Hezbollah, Iran, and the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime.

amwaj.media/article/insi...

Couple of antitank guided missiles launched towards israeli tanks near Al-Bayada. Could be seen hitting their targets from afar.

Massive Israeli airstrikes reduces a residential block in the heart of the capital to rubble. Reports of multiple casualties, with many still buried beneath the debris. This is no longer “negotiations under fire”, rather the spark that might ignite the collapse of the talks.

Three Israeli airstrikes this morning in different areas inside Beirut’s southern suburbs

Another building reduced to rubble by Israel. No rockets, no weapons, only homes filled with memories and the dreams of families striving for a better life.

Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...

Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...

The aftermath of this morning’s Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburb

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@alihashem.bsky.social for Aljadah on the historical evolution of Hizbullah's character and, in the wake of Israel's blows to the organization, its seeming reversion to something more modest and durable: aljadah.media/archives/79894

Tyre, AlHosh. Israeli airstrikes turn residential neighbourhoods to battlefields.

Israeli media has released footage showing damage to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house, following the drone attack by Hezbollah. The drone is said to have detonated at his bedroom window, causing significant damage to both the garden and the interior of the residence.

The story of Ismail Haniyeh’s last hours, the security breaches, the eyewitness account, the narratives, the aftermath, and the diplomatic efforts that don’t seem to be going anywhere.
For Amwaj media, this coauthored by Mohammad Ali Shabani and yours truly.
amwaj.media/article/excl...

Not a knock on @alihashem.bsky.social's good article, but:

I think a lot of people in Lebanon assume Israel won't launch a more open war because that would so clearly be a bad idea.

But – particularly after the past half-year – why would we assume Israeli leaders will make good choices?

@alihashem.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com on the Hizbullah-Israel state of play along the Blue Line: foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/12/i...

@alihashem.bsky.social and Amwaj.media's Mohammad Ali Shabani elaborate on significance of Israeli killing of IRGC commander in Damascus: amwaj.media/article/insi...

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