Firas Maksad

Firas Maksad is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs and a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. His expertise includes U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East as well as the geopolitics of Arab Gulf region and Levant.

Articles by Firas Maksad

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, on June 28, after attending the G7 Summit.

Biden Has a Lot to Gain in Saudi Arabia

Argument

July 13, 2022, 2:30 PM

Anti-government protesters and riot police clash following the announcement of a new Lebanese government in Beirut on Jan. 22.

Lebanon’s Halloween Government

Argument

January 22, 2020, 4:15 PM

Lebanese demonstrators stand by a fire near a makeshift barricade during clashes with security forces at a mass protest in Beirut on Oct. 18.

Lebanon’s Year of Fire

Argument

October 21, 2019, 1:53 PM

Protesters wave flags during a rally near the Bourj Hammoud landfill north of Beirut on Aug. 16, 2017.

Greetings From Trash Mountain

Argument

Firas Maksad, Sarah Lord

June 28, 2019, 1:08 PM

Teenage girls pose behind a pretend car in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 22, 2018.

Riyadh May Have Unleashed More Change Than It Can Handle

Argument

April 22, 2019, 11:48 AM

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Caught in the Crossfire

Argument

October 22, 2012, 4:55 PM

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Uncomfortable Ottomans

Argument

Firas Maksad, Soner Cagaptay

June 8, 2011, 8:46 PM

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