Call for Applications for the Eighth International Winter School
May 21, 2026Learn MoreThe Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the eighth International Winter School (IWS8), …
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionCeasefire in Lebanon: Between Negotiation and Reality
May 6, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts examine Lebanon’s strained ceasefire and the high‑stakes diplomacy shaping its uncertain path on security, sovereignty, and stability.
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The 2026 Israeli Election: Will Bennett and Lapid Oust Netanyahu?
Apr 30, 2026Khalil E. JahshanLearn MoreOn April 26, 2026, right-wing Israeli politician Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announced the formation of a new party, officially named Beyachad (Tog…
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- ViewpointLebanonDemocracy and Governance
Federalism Would Deepen Lebanon’s Sectarian Tensions
May 20, 2026Imad K. HarbLebanon’s sectarian system is severely strained by political fragmentation, deep economic crisis, and the overwhelming impact of incessant and highly destructi…
- Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: US and Israel Prepare for Possible Renewed Military Operations Against Iran
May 18, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump described the ceasefire with Iran as “unbelievably weak” and “on life support” after he rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war. Trump d…
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The Nakba in the Time of Genocide
May 14, 2026Yousef MunayyerOn May 15, 2026, Palestinians will mark the 78th year since the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. From late 1947 to 1949, the majority of the native in…
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- From our AffiliatesIranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Trump’s Negotiations with Iran: Exit Strategy or Bluff?
Mar 26, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn 23 March 2026, US President Donald Trump abruptly walked back a threat he had made just two days earlier, when he warned that the United States would “hit a…
- From our AffiliatesIranDemocracy and Governance
Did All That Was Solid Melt into Air? The Islamic Republic at an Impasse
Mar 26, 2026 Rouzbeh ParsiThe Islamic Republic is an oligarchy, not a personal dictatorship, and this is both its survival mechanism and its downfall. The system consists of what might …
- From our AffiliatesIranRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Raising the Cost of War: Iran’s Response to the US–Israeli War
Mar 12, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesNearly a week into the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, which resulted in the assassination of several senior political and military leaders early on, the Assembly …
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How to Topple an Autocrat: What Turkey’s Opposition Can Learn from Hungary
Apr 23, 2026Salim ÇevikViktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary's April 2026 elections, after 16 years in power, showed that entrenched rulers can be defeated at the ballot box even when the…
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Without a National Consensus, Lebanon’s Talks with Israel Are Doomed to Fail
Apr 14, 2026Nabeel A. KhouryForcing Lebanon to accept an occupation will backfire, provoking even fiercer resistance, risking civil war, and sowing heightened anti-American sentiments acr…
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Why the UAE’s OPEC Withdrawal Matters Beyond Oil
May 1, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe UAE's withdrawal from OPEC is the most significant departure yet from the organization because it marks the first time that one of the major oil producing …
- Policy AnalysisIraqDemocracy and Governance
Politics in a Parallel Universe: Iraq’s Leadership Crisis and the Iran War
Apr 29, 2026Harith HasanThe Iraqi government and the leaders of the country’s ruling political factions have every reason for alarm. The US–Israeli war on Iran—and its profound conseq…
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Morocco at Breaking Point? Drought, Misrule, and the Rise of Gen Z 212
Nov 20, 2025Samia ErrazzoukiFrom late September to mid-October 2025, Moroccans across the country descended into the streets to once again demand change from their government. Under the b…
- ViewpointEgyptDemocracy and Governance
Egyptian Democracy Is What Sisi Makes of It
Nov 18, 2025Imad K. HarbEgyptians are currently casting their ballots in parliamentary elections, the final results of which will not be announced before late December 2025. In two ph…
- Policy AnalysisSudanJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Sudan’s War on Civilians: A Continuation of Decades of Atrocities
Dec 1, 2025Yara M. AsiFor more than a year, the al-Saudi Maternity Hospital was the only functioning hospital in al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan. The largest…
- Policy AnalysisThe Horn of AfricaEnergy and Economics
Bitcoin Mining on the Nile? Implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Egypt and Sudan
Nov 12, 2025Lama ElhatowEthiopia’s highly contested and controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2025, marking the completion of…
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