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October 4, 2005

Israel
MIDDLE EAST: Reorganizing the Palestinian Security Forces

This publication is now archived. What is the status of Palestinian security service reform?The top priority for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is consolidating the Palestinian Securit…

May 17, 2012

Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Syrian Opposition Woes as Concerns Over Iran Increase

Significant Middle East Developments Syria. Earlier today, Burhan Ghalioun offered to resign as head of the Syrian National Council, the country’s primary opposition group. In making the announcemen…

 Burhan Ghalioun, head of the opposition Syrian National Council, speaks during a news conference with Italy's foreign minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata at the end of their meeting in Rome on May 13, 2012 (Alessandro Bianchi/Courtesy Reuters).

July 10, 2014

Palestinian Territories
Hamas and Israel in a Bind

The latest round of fighting between Hamas and Israel is likely to intensify while marginalizing the Palestinian Authority, says CFR’s Robert M. Danin.

September 28, 2010

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Crisis Point in Israeli-Palestinian Talks

If Israelis and Palestinians can’t reach an accommodation on settlement construction, talks will end and credibility on all sides--including that of the Obama administration--will suffer, says CFR’s …

June 26, 2009

Iran
After the Iranian Uprising

Violence and unrest following Iran’s contested presidential vote on June 12 have raised new questions about the regime’s long-term stability and prospects for U.S.-Iran rapprochement. Four experts ad…