Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Reaction to the Hamas attacks on Israel and Israel’s response have varied across the Arab world, from refusals to take Palestinian refugees or provide aid, to encouraging massive anti-Israel demonstrations in the streets, to an odd silence. Join us for a conversation with Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. His […]

While a few statements and photo ops here and there might suggest that Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) is in the process of replacing Saudi Arabia’s traditional partner, America, with China, a look at trade numbers and bilateral investments show that Riyadh has not made of China, Iran, or […]

Iran’s proxy Lebanon is a wreck. The Hezbollah-governed state has a collapsed currency and no energy supplies. For the past several weeks, plans have been floated (literally) either to bring Iranian oil into Lebanon on a ship – which would trigger sanctions – or to bring gas from Egypt – which would require working with Syria. […]