..., while setting off a wider regional war involving Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Iran. US-led attempts to negotiate a cease-fire and resurrect the goal of a two-state solution have proved futile to date, as both sides remain irreconcilable, even in terms of basic understandings of the situation. Peace appears...

... Fakhoury Lebanon Beirut Syria Hezbollah Sunni Shia Maronite Christians Rafik Hariri #YouStink movement sectarianism power sharing 349 Although its dysfunctional governance patterns predate the recent wave of turmoil in the region, the war in Syria has unsettled Lebanon s precarious equi...

... The Regents of the University of California Reinoud Leenders Syria Bashar al-Assad revolution protest repression civil war sectarian identity Iran Hezbollah violence propaganda authoritarianism 331 Hammered for more than two years by mass protests and a vicious insurgency, the Syrian...

... Bruce Riedel Middle East Iran United States Pakistan Israel Israeli Defense Force Hezbollah Ayatollah Khomeini Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 370 Iran s acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability . . . will be destabilizing and unsettling. But it will not transform the fundamental...

...Emile Nakhleh It is imperative for the United States to engage mainstream Islamic political parties that are committed to gradual change through the ballot box. political Islam Middle East United States Hamas Hezbollah Muslims Al Qaeda sharia Barack Obama engagement 402...

... prevention, still maintains enough credibility to prevent rogue states from sharing nuclear weapons with terrorists. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California United States Al Qaeda terrorism Iraq nuclear WMD Iran North Korea Hezbollah...

... History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California Al Qaeda computer cyberterrorism Hezbollah Internet Israel Palestinian technology terrorism United States Are terrorist groups who operate in cyberspace cyberterrorists ? The answer hinges on what...

... the likelihood of a new terrorist-inflicted disaster? © 2001 Current History. All rights reserved. 2001 The Regents of the University of California Al Qaeda extremists Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Middle East Muslim Osama bin Laden Palestinian Persian Gulf How prudently will the United...