Firas Maksad

Firas Maksad is a senior fellow and senior director for strategic outreach at the Middle East Institute, a think tank in Washington D.C.

Recent Articles

Will a Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Last?

Questions remain over whether a truce can bring lasting stability to the volatile Lebanon-Israel border.

By Firas Maksad

Hezbollah and Israel Stare Into the Abyss

A barrage of Israeli strikes since Monday has killed at least 558 people in Lebanon, and raised fears of a devastating all-out war.

By Firas Maksad

The Coming Israel-Hezbollah War

The Biden Administration must work to avert what would be an all-out conflict, or limit its worst outcomes.

By Firas Maksad
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