Lina Khatib

Lina Khatib is an associate fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa program and a visiting scholar with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.

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The late Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaks during a memorial service beneath portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hasssan Nasrallah, Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and Nasrallah's successor, Hashem Safieddine, at the Grand Mosque in Tehran on Feb. 23.
The late Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaks during a memorial service beneath portraits of slain Hezbollah leader Hasssan Nasrallah, Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and Nasrallah's successor, Hashem Safieddine, at the Grand Mosque in Tehran on Feb. 23.

Iran Is Islamism’s Last Lifeline in the Middle East

Argument
Lina Khatib
People stand atop a tank holding a Syrian flag adn celebrating with their arms raised.
People stand atop a tank holding a Syrian flag adn celebrating with their arms raised.

Assad’s Fall Is the Middle East’s 1989

Analysis
Lina Khatib
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama, standing with then-Vice President Joe Biden, holds a press conference about the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2015.
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama, standing with then-Vice President Joe Biden, holds a press conference about the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2015.

U.S. Fixation on Nuclear Deal Let Iran Loose on the Middle East

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Lina Khatib
Demonstrators wave Palestinian and Hezbollah flags during a protest in support of Palestinians on Oct. 20.
Demonstrators wave Palestinian and Hezbollah flags during a protest in support of Palestinians on Oct. 20.

The Future of Hamas Passes Through Tehran

Analysis
Lina Khatib
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Biden at Six Months: How Successful Is His Foreign Policy?

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Kevin Rudd, Kishore Mahbubani, Angela Stent, Robin Niblett, Lina Khatib, Reuben E. Brigety II, Catherine Osborn, C. Raja Mohan, Toshihiro Nakayama, Stefan Theil
Protest against Russia in Idlib, Syria
Protest against Russia in Idlib, Syria

The Biden-Putin Summit Can Kick-Start a Deal on Syria

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Lina Khatib
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Hezbollah’s mobilization of the multitudes

The Middle East Channel
Lina Khatib
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