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Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

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Analysis

Syria’s Earthquake and the Aftershock in Lebanon

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

The fall of Assad will impact on Lebanon’s presidential election and Hizbullah’s future

Op-Eds

Hizbullah’s Public Relations War Against Israel

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Hizbullah has accompanied the tunnel video with a recording of one of his agents in the south who sent a mocking message warning Israelis that Hizbullah fighters might pop from attack tunnels dug under Israeli territory.

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Is Hezbollah Preparing for Total War with Israel?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Will Israel face a united front of Iranian proxies?

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Emboldened by Israel’s Restraint, Hizbullah Is Defining New Rules of Engagement

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Hizbullah, like Iran’s Supreme Leader, thinks Israel is on its last legs

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2023 Middle East Foreign Policy Forecast

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

What is the likelihood of an outburst of Palestinian violence on the scale of the Second Intifada, with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad joining forces against Israel and possible intervention from Hizbullah in Israel’s northern border?

Analysis

Islamic State is Resurgent in Iraq, Syria and Africa

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

While the elimination of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi by U.S. special forces dealt ISIS a setback, it has managed to reorganize and recover from its 2017 defeat.

Op-Eds

A Scorecard on the First Decade after the Arab Spring

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

This past decade saw the reappearance of Russia as a superpower in the Middle East. Moscow has sought to fill every vacuum and to replace the United States politically. Moscow became the mediator Israel could not circumvent and a force on the ground with whom Israel had to coordinate deconfliction arrangements to prevent unwanted clashes between the militaries of both countries.

Op-Eds

Is Lebanon Sliding Again into Civil War?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Protesters singled out Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem of Hizbullah and even Hassan Nasrallah and Berri as being deeply involved in corruption and stealing funds dedicated to the public.

Op-Eds

Was the American Decision to Abandon the Kurds a Surprise?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds has reshaped the Middle East, politically and geographically, with profound negative implications on America’s allies in the region.

Op-Eds

Are Israel and Hizbullah on the Verge of a Military Confrontation?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Both Israel and Hizbullah are interested at this time to contain the events, but any skirmish can suddenly turn into a major military confrontation, with Israel focused on destroying the existential threat created by the precision missile program.

Op-Eds

Will a New Ethiopian Dam Choke Water-Parched Egypt?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

From time immemorial, Egypt has always relied on the Nile River.

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After the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Is Hamas in Gaza Next in Line?

By Col. Dr. Jacques Neriah

Egypt has finally decided to tackle the security threat from the Sinai Peninsula.

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