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Palestine/IsraelMedia and TechnologyCovering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ETLearn MoreThis symposium will focus on the challenges of covering Palestine. The panels in this conference will focus on both the journalists at risk on the ground as we…
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LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLibya’s Frozen Conflict and Potential Ways Forward
Apr 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss Libya’s current conflict dynamics and potential pathways for peace and justice.
Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and GeopoliticsAzmi Bishara: Iranian Strike on Israel Was a Watershed Moment
Apr 17, 2024Learn MoreIn a new interview on Al-Araby TV on April 14, 2024, Dr. Azmi Bishara, Director General of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, discussed the Irani…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict ResolutionGulf Arab States Avoid Iran-Israel Tensions
Apr 25, 2024Kristian Coates UlrichsenYears of shadow conflict between Israel and Iran, which included targeted assassinations as well as cyberattacks, gave way in April to direct confrontation and…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe Gaza War Still Can Decide the American Presidential Election
Apr 24, 2024Gregory AftandilianLatest polls indicate that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat in the presidential race at this point in the campaign, whi…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational LawIs International Law Still Relevant after the Carnage in Gaza?
Apr 23, 2024Susan Akram John QuigleyAccording to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the death toll in Gaza by Israel’s onslaught has passed 34,000 Palestinians, …
- Washington Policy Weekly
Congress Ramps Up Pressure on Iran in Flurry of Legislative Activity
Apr 22, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichIn the wake of Iran’s April 13 retaliatory strike on Israel, the House and Senate replaced last week’s legislative schedule with one almost entirely focused on…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionWhere Does the Palestinian National Movement Go from Here?
Apr 18, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ETExperts discuss the future of the Palestinian national movement amid the Gaza war and the legitimacy crisis of the Palestinian Authority.
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Palestine/IsraelReligion and PoliticsHaredim Conscription and the Future of Netanyahu’s Coalition
Apr 21, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription has represented a major source of contention in Israeli society since 1948. This disagreement h…
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TurkeyDemocracy and GovernanceDo Türkiye’s Municipal Elections Mark a Turning Point?
Apr 5, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesNine months after parliamentary and presidential elections which saw the coalition led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party…
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US Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe American Presidential Elections: A Repeat of the 2020 Scenario
Mar 25, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn Tuesday, March 12, President Joe Biden and his rival, former President Donald Trump, won the nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for the US…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelMedia and TechnologyThe Dozen Ds That Drive Israel’s Propaganda
Apr 17, 2024Rami G. KhouriThe past six months of Israeli-Palestinian warfare have witnessed levels of military ferocity, human suffering, societal destruction, and mass political activi…
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Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and GeopoliticsSaudi Arabia May Be Taking Center Stage in Post-Gaza Peace
Feb 28, 2024Kristian Coates UlrichsenWith Israel’s war on Gaza in its fifth month amid ongoing international pressure for a ceasefire, Saudi Arabia has become the focus of much attention over what…
- Policy Analysis
YemenUS Foreign PolicyInstead of Houthi Designation, the United States Should Embrace a Comprehensive Approach
Feb 28, 2024Afrah NasserOn January 17, the United States designated the Houthis in Yemen, also known as Ansar Allah, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in response to t…
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Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and GeopoliticsNormalization Survives Despite the Gaza War
Jan 11, 2024Imad K. HarbThe current Israeli war on Gaza, now well into its fourth deadly month, has cast a calamitous shadow over the lives of Palestinians and Israelis, as well as ov…
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The Arab WorldRegional Relations and GeopoliticsImportant Considerations for the Middle East in 2024
Jan 10, 2024Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Laurie King Dana El Kurd Yousef MunayyerThe October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent invasion of the Gaza Strip will play a major role in shaping what unfolds in the Middle East in 20…
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SudanUS Foreign PolicyThe US and the Sudan Conflict: Motives and Ability to Influence Events
Jun 27, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe United States and Saudi Arabia announced on June 17, 2023 that both sides to the conflict in Sudan—the Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support For…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Sudan Crisis: How Regional Actors’ Competing Interests Fuel the Conflict
May 11, 2023Khalil Al-AnaniThe outbreak of military clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have resulted in the deaths of hundreds and t…
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