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Aaron J. Shuster
Articles by this Author
Middle East Forum Observer
Trump Reverses Biden’s Subjective Weaponization of Sanctions Against Israeli Officials
Democracies Increasingly Employ Personal Sanctions as Instruments of Statecraft Against Individuals Rather than States
June 24, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
When NGOs Become Instruments of State Policy
Difficult Questions Arise When Organizations Receiving Governmental Support Actively Participate in Domestic Political Controversies
June 17, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
The U.N. Must Detail Its Evidentiary Standards on Sexual Violence Designations
What Methodology Led to the Decision to Place Israel on the Same Blacklist as Hamas and the Islamic State?
June 9, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
The International Criminal Court’s Hamas Blind Spot
Israeli Actions Generate Immediate Debate, but Comparable Institutional Urgency Rarely Applies to Hamas’s Rule over Gaza
June 1, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Europe’s Diplomatic Asymmetry Toward Israel and Iran
Europe Treats Israeli Conduct as a Matter Requiring Correction but Treats Iranian Conduct as a Problem Requiring Management
May 23, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Why Do Terrorists Define Narratives Better than Democracies?
In the Propaganda War, Audiences Hear Claims About Civilian Suffering, Defiance and Resistance, and Martyrdom
May 8, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Why Missile Attacks on Israeli Cities Rarely Lead to Prosecution
International Humanitarian Law Prohibits Targeted Attacks on Civilians and Attacks That Cannot Distinguish Between Civilian and Military Targets
April 29, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Disarmament Without Enforcement
Armed Movements Reject Disarmament Demands Because Compliance Would Eliminate Their Leverage or Reason for Existence
April 18, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Cluster Munitions and the Politics of Enforcement
The Use of Cluster Munitions Doesn’t Draw the Same Scrutiny When Israel or Israeli Civilians Are the Victims of Attacks
April 4, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
A Diplomatic Opening—or a Tactical Pause?
Israeli Policymakers View the Current Moment as a ‘Window of Opportunity’ with Lebanon, Albeit a Constrained One
March 19, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
As the West Embraces ‘Technocracy,’ Will Hamas Follow Hezbollah’s Model?
Hezbollah’s Hybrid Model in Lebanon Allows It to Operate Within or Behind Formal State Institutions
March 11, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Israel’s Land Registry Drive in the West Bank Prevents a Security Vacuum
Once Property Claims Are Codified and Adjudicated Within a State-Administered System, Reversing Them Is Difficult
March 4, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Be Worried About Mission Creep After Rafah’s Opening
Reconstruction Talk That Races Ahead of Security Realities Risks Freezing Conflict Rather than Resolving It
February 18, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Is the Palestinian Authority Still a Legal Entity?
The Authority No Longer Functions as a Governing Entity, Does Not Police Territory, and Struggles to Collect Revenue
January 30, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Iron Beam and the End of Cost-Imposition Warfare
Saturation Attacks Depend on the Assumption That Defenders Will Deplete Their Interceptors or Face Unsustainable Financial Strain
January 26, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Why Western Enforcement Frameworks Fail Against Ideologically Aligned NGOs
Governments Must Recognize That Ideological Alignment Can Be as Corrosive to Enforcement as Criminal Conduct
January 19, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
The Strategic Legal Affirmation of Israeli Settlements
An Unresolved Legal Assertion Continues to Be Treated as Settled Law
January 15, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Arab State Fatigue with the Palestinian Cause
In a Region Dealing with Civil Wars, Islamist Insurgencies, and More, ‘Palestine’ Is No Longer the Motivator It Once Was
January 9, 2026
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Egypt and the Erosion of Camp David
The Treaty Remains Intact on Paper, but Its Deterrent Logic Has Weakened in Practice
December 19, 2025
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Aaron J. Shuster
Middle East Forum Observer
Palestinian Independence Is a Fantasy. External Control Is Essential
Arab Communities in the West Bank and Gaza Need to Be Decentralized Arab Emirates with Internal Autonomy, Under Overarching Israeli Control
December 12, 2025
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Aaron J. Shuster
