Levant

Burke Chair reports on the Levant cover political upheavals, economic and demographic pressures, sectarian struggles and extremism, ethnic and tribal conflicts, and tensions in the Levant that form to complex and unstable patterns of competition

Competition with Iran, the civil war in Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, and the internal upheavals in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon all interact and affect the dynamics in this critical and unsettled region.

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What Comes after War in Gaza

Jon Alterman looks beyond the immediate dynamics of the Israel-Hamas war to break down the long-term implications of the war. The war will destroy Hamas’s organizational capacity, raising questions about who will control Gaza and what will happen to Gazans if Hamas falls.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — October 12, 2023

Losing by "Winning": America's Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

The new Administration seems to have accepted the legacy of the previous Administration by largely abandoning the civil side of each war. It is dealing with major insurgencies and civil war as if they were limited terrorist movements. 

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 13, 2018

The U.S., France, Syria, and Iran: Finding Winning Compromises

The meeting between President Trump and President Macron can all too easily slip into one that either dodges the key issues that both countries need to address in dealing with Syria and Iran, or help cement the differences between the U.S. and European positions.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 23, 2018