Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
After a punishing Israeli assault on its leadership, communications network and military installations, Hezbollah—and the Lebanese public—braces for a possible Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah's recent losses, including the assassination of Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, are a major blow to the organization and the wider “Axis of Resistance,” undermining decades of Iranian regional strategy.
With political stability and the threat of conflict relapse a persistent problem in Baghdad, some Gulf countries are expanding ties to Iraqi Kurdistan.