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Nicholas Noe

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Nicholas Noe is the co-founder of the news translation service Mideastwire.com and the author of the recent Century Foundation report, 'Re-imaging the Lebanon Track'

February 2012

  • syrian-rebel-evacuates-wounded-comrade

    double quotation markWe can't stop the bloodshed in Syria without talking to Assad

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    Nicholas Noe: Even though the Assad regime is spreading great destruction now, it's an incredibly weak player in the overall balance of power

January 2011

  • Obama Hariri Lebanon

    double quotation markLebanese government collapse: a history of missed opportunities

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    Nicholas Noe: US policy is similar to that of the Bush years – apply short-term pressure and hope for a miracle. A bolder approach is needed

September 2009

  • double quotation markRevenge rules for Middle East hawks

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    Nicholas Noe: Their policies were a disaster for the region, so now leading hawks are desperate to undermine Obama's rapprochement with Syria

June 2009

  • double quotation markThe US must help Hariri

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    Nicholas Noe: There are three fronts on which the US can help make the Cedar revolution into a genuine Lebanese revolution

May 2009

  • double quotation markThe end of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution

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    Nicholas Noe: The west must recognise that a Hezbollah victory in elections could force it into responsibility and disarmament

January 2009

  • double quotation markListen up, George

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    Nicholas Noe: Putting aside whether to talk to Hamas and Hezbollah, Obama's envoy could at least hear what those who vote for them say