Tehran / Washington / Beirut / Damascus / Washington / DC / Gaza / /
Country
Palestinian Authority / Egypt / France / China / Israel / Iraq / Palestinian Territories / Saudi Arabia / Iran / Libya / Russia / Jordan / United States / Syria / Lebanon / Islamic Republic of Iran / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
Hariri camp / / /
IndustryTerm
near term solution / intelligence services / energy / legitimate tool / social services / spike oil prices / security services / long-term solution / agricultural services / /
NaturalFeature
Golan Heights / /
Organization
Carnegie Endowment / Islamic Action Front / U.S. government / army / UN Security Council / Siniora government / Muslim Brotherhood / Hariri government / Hamas / European Union / Lebanese army / Hizbollah / Bush administration / Iraqi Army / Lebanese Government / Barak government / Ahmedinejad government / Syrian government / Arab League / United Nations / National Security Council / Islamist / /
Person
Nathan J. Brown / Marina Ottaway / Ali Larijani / Mahmoud Ahmedinejad / Abdullah / Bashar / Saud Al-Faisal / Javier Solana / Hafez Al Assad / Hosni Mubarak / Rafiq Hariri / Saddam Hussein / Paul Salem / Michele Dunne / Jordan Amr Hamzawy / George W. Bush / / /
PoliticalEvent
Hariri and the Syrian withdrawal / /
Position
Prime Minister / President / Secretary / political representative / Director / Middle East Program UNDERSTANDING LEBANON The Predicament / King / Director / Middle East Program / Foreign Minister / Iran George Perkovich Vice-President / Vice-President for Studies / /
ProvinceOrState
Washington / /
Region
Middle East / southern Lebanon / Golan Heights / central U.S. / /
CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST This is a dangerous moment for the Middle East, because the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon could easily escalate to involve the broader region. Indeed, there are voices in the United States and I