Mona Yacoubian

Mona Yacoubian is a senior advisor and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Former Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, in Tehran.
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shakes hands with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, in Tehran.

Can the Gulf’s Iran Policy Survive the War?

Analysis
Mona Yacoubian
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 31: USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps are about to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad surrounded by relief goods waiting to be distributed. The current death toll is now believed to be over 55,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened over 3 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are still without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN-OCTOBER 31: USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps are about to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Rawalpindi, Islamabad surrounded by relief goods waiting to be distributed. The current death toll is now believed to be over 55,000 from the South Asian earthquake that happened over 3 weeks ago. Over 3 million people are still without proper shelter and aid organizations including the U.N are warning that thousands could die in remote mountainous regions as Winter approaches. Atleast 1,400 died in Indian-Kashmir. (photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

Trump’s Cuts to USAID Would Imperil the United States

Shadow Government 2017-2021
Mona Yacoubian
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Geneva 1.5

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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Iran’s opportunity for negotiations

The Middle East Channel
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Shifting the paradigm in Syria

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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The road to Syria’s salvation runs through Moscow

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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Saving Syria from civil war

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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Lebanon’s Hariri tribunal hits its (anti?) climax

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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Even if Bashar wins, he has already lost

The Middle East Channel
Mona Yacoubian
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Cairo, heed the lessons from Algiers and Beirut

The Middle East Channel
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The other shoe drops in Lebanon

The Middle East Channel
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Can Lebanon avoid its impending autumn of discontent?

The Middle East Channel
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