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.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to Air Force One at Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, on June 28, after attending the G7 Summit.
Anti-government protesters and riot police clash following the announcement of a new Lebanese government in Beirut on Jan. 22.
Anti-government protesters and riot police clash following the announcement of a new Lebanese government in Beirut on Jan. 22.
Lebanese demonstrators stand by a fire near a makeshift barricade during clashes with security forces at a mass protest in Beirut on Oct. 18.
Lebanese demonstrators stand by a fire near a makeshift barricade during clashes with security forces at a mass protest in Beirut on Oct. 18.
Protesters wave flags during a rally near the Bourj Hammoud landfill north of Beirut on Aug. 16, 2017.
Protesters wave flags during a rally near the Bourj Hammoud landfill north of Beirut on Aug. 16, 2017.
Teenage girls pose behind a pretend car in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 22, 2018.
Teenage girls pose behind a pretend car in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 22, 2018.
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