Daniel R. DePetris is an independent analyst on Middle Eastern politics and international security issues. He holds an MA in Political Science and Security Studies at Syracuse University, and a BA in Political Science at SUNY Plattsburgh. He has assisted with research in Washington, and is currently a researcher for Wikistrat, Inc.
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Kerry-Lavrov Agreement Unlikely to Affect Syrian War
Neither President Bashar Assad nor the rebels fighting him are interested in diplomacy.
As far as Arab and European countries and the United States are concerned, Russia has been anything but helpful in Syria. Three United Nations Security Council resolutions that would have sanctioned…
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Rafsanjani’s Candidacy Undermines Supreme Leader’s Election Plan
An election that was supposed to be full of Khamenei loyalists could turn into a horserace.
Before Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registered as a contender for the Iranian presidency with only minutes to spare on Saturday, this year's election was likely to be a largely ceremonial…
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Libyan Degaddafication Law’s Scope Raises Concern
Any Libyan who held public office while Gaddafi was in power can now be ousted.
After months of anticipation and weeks of jubilant protests in the capital, Libyan lawmakers enacted a political isolation law last week that prohibits officials who served the previous regime from reentering public service. To the revolutionaries…
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Majority Arabs, Turks Opposes Arming Syria’s Rebels
A poll shows most neighboring peoples are skeptical of arming the rebels in Syria.
With lawmakers in the United States pushing President Barack Obama into providing military support to the Syrian opposition and Israel striking targets in the vicinity of the capital Damascus, commentators are predicting that the civil war in Syria may be entering a new stage with greater foreign involvement. Fortunately…
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Rising Sunni Discontent Test for Iraq’s Shī’ah Premier
After more than two hundred deaths, the government in Baghdad has to act.
It is not unusual for thousands of Iraqis to march in the streets, railing against their government. The country's Sunnis, who dominated politics under Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime, have particular grievances with…
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Reelected Hamas Leader Has Opportunity For Reconciliation
Khaled Mashal could use his restored authority to mend fences with Fataḥ in the West Bank.
Last year, Khaled Mashal was considered a lame duck figure to many in the Hamas movement. His power was challenged by hardliners based in the Gaza Strip. His refusal to support Syria's Bashar al-Assad over the rebellion cost the Islamist group…