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Articles of the author Nizar Abdel Kader
The Eastern Mediterranean gas discoveries: Potential conflict
In January 2009, Israeli oil company Delek and US Noble Energy Company discovered (some 55 miles off the coast of Haifa) a large natural reservoir known as "Tamar", which holds an estimated eight trillion cubic feet of gas. Early in 2010, another (...)

19 - 03 - 2012
Lebanon: the risks of a wider Syrian conflict
The dilemma Syria faces at present is to choose between the Arab League initiative to create favorable conditions for dialogue with the regime's opponents on the one hand, and, on the other, internationalization of the crisis — with the risk of the (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
The fate of the Assad dynasty
As the rule of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi appears to be reaching its end after rebel forces took over his Tripoli stronghold, it is legitimate to wonder about the effects of these developments on the course of events in Syria and the future of (...)

28 - 08 - 2011
US-Syrian relations at a crossroads
Robert Ford, the first American ambassador to Syria since 2005, arrived in Damascus on Sunday, January 16, during a time of regional turmoil with mutual and continuing distrust between Washington and Damascus. This distrust was clearly expressed (...)

24 - 01 - 2011
Stagnation rules in Lebanon's secular political parties
The Arab world is witnessing a dangerous head-on confrontation between Islamist parties and organizations and incumbent governments. At the same time secular parties are clearly facing a crisis as they struggle for relevance and, in most cases, for (...)

09 - 07 - 2007
Lebanese sovereignty, Israeli obstacles
It has been argued that wars create opportunities for security and political changes. The Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 proved this saying in the negative sense. In fact, Lebanon was plunged into a period of chaos that was later exploited by (...)

22 - 01 - 2007
Without international support, Lebanon may go under
UN Security Council Resolution 1701 was perceived as an opportunity for progress in the immediate and mid-term future. It opened the way for the Seniora government to demonstrate its capacity to take the steps needed to regain sovereignty over South (...)

04 - 12 - 2006
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