Maha Yahya
Carnegie Middle East
Lebanon
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Crisis Upon Crisis: The Geopolitical & Economic Implications of the Pandemic
With well over 870,000 confirmed infections and 40,000 deaths worldwide, COVID-19, the disease caused by the fast-spreading new coronavirus, has caused global havoc. → Read More
Lebanon Risks More Lost Decades If Protesters’ Demands Aren’t Met
The new Lebanese government must deal with the gargantuan task of an economic meltdown of historic proportions. → Read More
After the Lebanon Protests: Between the Party of God and Party of the People
Lebanon’s protesters succeeded in one of their demands: the resignation of the country’s embattled Prime Minister. After the seismic protests, what is the best way forward? → Read More
How Has China’s Role in the Middle East Evolved?
Shortly after the People’s Republic of China was founded seventy years ago, China and Middle Eastern countries forged a bond over their mutual opposition to colonialism. Today, China is the region’s biggest foreign investor. → Read More
A Shifting World Order: What to Expect in 2019
The Carnegie Middle East Center invites you to its third annual conference, titled A Shifting World Order: What to Expect in 2019, which will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut on Thursday, December 06, 2018. → Read More
What Will It Take for Syrian Refugees to Return Home?
International forums have taken for granted that refugees will return to Syria once a political settlement is in place, but it might not be that simple. → Read More
What Will It Take for Syrian Refugees to Return Home?
Fragmentation of territories, widespread destruction, and new legislation governing property rights will all complicate Syrian refugees’ ability to reclaim the lives they left behind. → Read More
The Return of Syrian Refugees
The conflict in Syria has created the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Whether refugees return to Syria depends on a number of conditions—such as governance and personal safety as well as political transition. → Read More
Unheard Voices: What Syrian Refugees Need to Return Home
As the living conditions for Syrian refugees worsen and the risks of going home mount, the notion of a voluntary return is rapidly losing meaning. → Read More
Syrian Refugees: The People Who Want Four Things Before They Go Home
Following the end of the fighting in Syria, displaced refugees will require four things before they return home. → Read More
Syrian refugees: The people who want four things before they go home
Syria's refugees fled a devastating war and many have serious doubts about going back. → Read More
Do Syrian refugees ever want to return home?
Syria's refugees fled a devastating war and many have serious doubts about going home. → Read More
Trump Says Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital
By accepting that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Trump torpedoes the potential role of the U.S. as a neutral broker in the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis. → Read More
On Saad Hariri's Resignation
Saad Hariri's accommodating approach to Hezbollah fueled Saudi angst. → Read More
Inside the Jihadi Mind
With the current turn of events in Syria and Iraq, the disintegration of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, at least in its current form, appears imminent. → Read More
Revitalizing Palestinian Nationalism
Fifty years after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, repeated efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have faltered, and the traditional instruments of Palestinian nationalism face crises of confidence. → Read More
The Summer of Our Discontent: Sects and Citizens in Lebanon and Iraq
The ethnic and sectarian power-sharing systems in Lebanon and Iraq are in crisis. → Read More
Prospects for a Political Solution in Syria
The Syrian conflict six years on remains mired in the complexities of local, regional, and international interests, complicating ongoing efforts to achieve a political solution. The many unaddressed challenges seem to render the negotiations in Geneva and Astana a futile and endless process. → Read More
A New Age for Female Militancy in the Middle East?
The Islamic State has seen hundreds of women join its ranks, flocking from countries as diverse as Austria, France, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. On the other front of the same war, Kurdish female fighters have made international headlines following their resistance in Kobanî and Sinjar. → Read More
Challenges to Return
Since 2011, nearly half of Syria’s prewar population has been displaced inside and outside the country. Given the scale of displacement, destruction, and territorial fragmentation refugee return will require concerted focus on several key areas. → Read More