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IranProtests and ActivismIran’s Rebellion Will Transform Iran’s Islamic Republic for Better or Worse
Jan 14, 2026Daniel BrumbergLearn MoreAs the popular rebellion in Iran accelerates, the country’s sclerotic autocracy is fighting for survival. The reported deaths of at least 2,000 protesters and …
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YemenRegional Relations and GeopoliticsThe Saudi–Emirati Drama in Yemen
Jan 13, 2026Nabeel A. KhouryLearn MoreOf the three interrelated levels of conflict at play in Yemen—local, regional, and international—it was the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the Unite…
- WebinarUS Foreign Policy
US Raid in Venezuela: Implications for the Middle East and US Foreign Policy
Jan 15, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETLearn MoreExperts examine the implications of the US raid in Venezuela for the Middle East and American foreign policy.
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- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran
Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe US-Israel war on Iran, which initially appeared as a series of escalatory exchanges, has evolved into a broader war spanning multiple theaters, drawing in …
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences
Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenFour years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…
- Policy AnalysisTurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the War on Iran: Between Opportunity and Catastrophe
Mar 18, 2026Salim ÇevikThe launch of the US-Israel war on Iran did not surprise Ankara, but it did not please it either. Turkey, along with other regional powers including Saudi Arab…
- Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Will End Iran War When He Feels It in His Bones
Mar 16, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump told Fox News that he did not think the war with Iran “would be long,” but said that it would end when he felt it “in bones.”
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Syria’s Transitional Government: Challenges, Prospects, and Global Implications
Feb 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETExperts discuss the myriad challenges facing Syria in this transitional period, assess the prospects for success in instituting a democratic and inclusive gove…
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From Imperial Containment to Catastrophe: Why the US-Israeli Strategy Against Iran Collapsed
Jul 6, 2025Bamo Nouri Inderjeet ParmarThe military escalation of June 2025 – marked by Israel’s unprovoked and illegal attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and the first-ever direct US military aggress…
- Collective AnalysisIranUS Foreign Policy
The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives
Mar 2, 2026Susan M. Akram Charles W. Dunne Amy Hawthorne Patricia Karam Khalil E. Jahshan Annelle Sheline Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe United States has joined Israel in an all-out war on the Islamic Republic of Iran. On February 28, 2026, a US armada of two aircraft carrier strike groups …
- Policy AnalysisSaudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia Confronts the Israel–UAE Alignment in Somalia
Feb 26, 2026Giorgio CafieroIsrael’s December 2025 decision to recognize Somaliland’s unilateral declaration of independence was of grave concern to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh sees Somalia’s te…
- Policy AnalysisSaudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Constraint and Competition: Saudi Arabia’s Regional Policy in a Shifting Middle East
Feb 17, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesIn a striking episode that captured the delicate intersection between domestic transformation and foreign policy, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih pub…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Normalization 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…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arab WorldRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Important 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…
- Policy AnalysisThe Horn of AfricaEnergy and Economics
Horn of Africa’s Security Concerns and Economic Crises
Apr 27, 2022Gregory AftandilianThe current Russia-Ukraine crisis has overshadowed another troubled region of the world, namely the Horn of Africa, which encompasses Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti,…
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