How Israel’s military dominance could undermine America’s quest for regional peace.

How Israel’s military dominance could undermine America’s quest for regional peace.

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Citation: Natasha Hall and Joost Hiltermann. 2025. “Views: The West’s Enduring Stability Paradigm for the Arab Region.” Rowaq Arabi 30 (3): 14-21, https://doi.org/10.53833/JZYZ5485. Predicting the sta...

How Israel’s military dominance could undermine America’s quest for regional peace.

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President Trump’s recent announcement to lift sanctions on Syria is an important first step, but it’s not enough. The United States and Syria’s other partners now need to clear the remaining…

Sanctions relief is not enough.

Syria's capital, Damascus, is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more than six decades.

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The US and European allies should do more to restrain Benjamin Netanyahu

The Middle East has battled water insecurity for centuries, but today, the region is on a razor’s edge. Tackling the politics and power dynamics that have exacerbated scarcity is the only way to…

The Trump administration wants Damascus to crack down on extremists and expel Palestinian militants in return for a limited easing of sanctions.

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While parts of the Middle East are inherently water scarce, tensions in the region and governance issues have brought the region to a tipping point. There is an urgent need to address the politics of…

While parts of the Middle East are inherently water scarce, tensions in the region and governance issues have brought the region to a tipping point. There is an urgent need to address the politics of…

Israel's defence minister said the air strike was part of an anti-terrorist operation in Damascus.

Qatar is set to supply Syria with gas via Jordan to improve the nation's meager power supply, three people familiar with the matter said, in a move that a U.S. official said had Washington's approval.

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state institutions as it tries to unify the country’s diverse communities after a dec...

The CSIS Middle East Program launches its new report on water politics in the Middle East, edited by Natasha Hall. Hall will be joined by five regional experts to discuss water insecurity, aid cuts,…

While parts of the Middle East are inherently water scarce, tensions in the region and governance issues have brought the region to a tipping point. There is an urgent need to address the politics of ...

Syria’s new government is reportedly working with Russia as it rebuilds. It’s a surprising turn of events because Russia formerly allied itself with the Assad regime, which the current government topp...

Pod Save the World · Episode

Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul discusses Trump administration trade & tariff policies and CSIS Mideast Program Senior Fellow Natasha Hall discusses the ceasefire between Isra...

Jordan has denounced Trump's proposal to approach Gaza as a real estate project.

On 27 November 2024, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham broke out of Syria’s isolated northwestern enclave, launching an offensive that felled the 54-year Assad dynasty in 11 days. While the...

The CWC Coalition will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 29 on the future of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile after the fall of the Assad regime. The collapse of the Assad regime and the resulti...

How to get the country’s new rulers to help eliminate Assad’s deadly arsenal.

Many displaced by the L.A. fires are living in a perpetual state of limbo, stuck between a crisis that is vast and ongoing, and a recovery that has yet to truly begin.

Qatar's Prime Minister has announced a ceasefire will take effect between Israel and Hamas on January 19. Qatar has been playing a key role as mediator in th...

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Natasha Hall from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Balance of Power to discuss the agreement between Israel and Hamas to pause the war, adding a ceasefire is only the first ste...

Babel: Translating the Middle East · Episode

How to get the country’s new rulers to help eliminate Assad’s deadly arsenal.

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How to get the country’s new rulers to help eliminate Assad’s deadly arsenal.

How to get the country’s new rulers to help eliminate Assad’s deadly arsenal.

How to get the country’s new rulers to help eliminate Assad’s deadly arsenal.

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Will Todman and Natasha Hall on the sudden collapse of the Assad regime and what will replace it.

Modern War Institute · Episode

The Kurds helped the United States contain the Islamic State. Now they fear a resurgent Turkey that has long considered them an adversary. Here’s a guide.

Natasha Hall, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Middle East Program, talks about Syria's political trajectory and what role other nations have there (Source: Bloombe...

CSIS’s Natasha Hall joins the podcast to discuss the rot inside the Assad regime, the country’s new power center and the internal tensions that remain.