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Trump vs. Netanyahu: How Lebanon Became a Bargaining Chip in U.S. – Iran Talks

June 3, 2026

Adel Bakawan

War Timeline March to April 2026

May 6, 2026

Maxime Lechat, Edgar de Barbeyrac

Actors in the conflict in Iran

May 5, 2026

Edgar de Barbeyrac, Maxime Lechat

Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S.: Inside Tehran’s Strategy of Self-Preservation

April 20, 2026

Adel Bakawan

The Disintegration of the Middle East: Three Breaks that Changed History

April 14, 2026

Adel Bakawan

Interview of Dr. Adel Bakawan - Article written by Katia Salamé Hardy for Revue Politique et Parlementaire.

The Aorta of the World Economy: The 2026 Strait of Hormuz Crisis

March 5, 2026

Roxana Niknami

War in Iran: Can the Iranian regime truly sustain a long-term blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz?

March 4, 2026

Adel Bakawan

Iran has decreed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage for the global economy. Interview with Dr. Adel Bakawan for 20minutes, written by journalist Anne-Laëtitia Béraud.

Iran’s Strategic Miscalculation

March 2, 2026

Lyna Ouandjeli

Strikes, Escalation, and a Break in Power: Iran at the Heart of a Major International Confrontation

March 2, 2026

Lyna Ouandjeli

FranceCulture: Syria—The End of Rojava? The Kurds, the New Regime in Damascus, and Scenarios for the Future

January 26, 2026

Adel Bakawan

Adel Bakawan (Director of EISMENA) explains on FranceCulture how Rojava emerged during the Syrian war, why the new authorities in Damascus moved against SDF-held areas, and what this shift could mean for the Syrian Kurds, U.S. policy, Turkey, and even the question of normalization with Israel.