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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaTrump’s Board of Peace: Rebuilding Gaza, or Remaking the World?
Feb 18, 2026Charles W. DunneLearn MoreThe Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” is slated to hold its inaugural meeting in Washington on February 19, 2026. After the United Nations (UN) Secur…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaPhase Two’s Baked-In Failure: Why the Chances for Trump’s Gaza Plan Are Dim
Feb 20, 2026Yousef MunayyerLearn MoreOn October 13, 2025, more than 20 world leaders gathered at a ceremony in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to witness US President Donald Trump sign an agreement ending…
- Fresh TakePalestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Trump’s “Board of Peace”
Feb 18, 2026Learn MoreKhalil E. Jahshan discusses the “Board of Peace,” highlighting how the administration’s statements are disconnected from the realities on the ground in Gaza an…
Latest Publications
- ViewpointLebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
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…
- Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly
Apr 13, 2026Ingie GoharTrump Escalates Iran Threats, Then Agrees to Ceasefire. On April 6, President Donald Trump escalated his threats toward Iran, declaring that “the entire countr…
- Policy AnalysisLebanonUS Foreign Policy
US Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War
Apr 10, 2026Patricia KaramFollowing the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes across the country, inclu…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Israeli Settler Violence: A Strategy to Displace Palestinians from their Land
Apr 10, 2026Yara M. AsiOn April 9, 2026, news broke that the Israeli government had recently authorized the construction of 34 new settlements in the West Bank—nearly six times the n…
Webinars & Events
- ConferencesLevantThe War on Gaza
A Historic Juncture: Israel’s Destruction of Gaza and the Palestinian Future
Jun 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ETExperts address the status of human rights after genocidal violence was unleashed on Gaza, the scale and scope of destruction and loss, as well as the need for…
- Panel DiscussionsPalestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Gaza: Journalists Under Fire – Film Screening and Discussion
May 29, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET"Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" tells the story of three of the journalists killed by the Israeli army while covering the genocide in Gaza. The film screening w…
- WebinarLevantMedia and Technology
AI-Assisted Atrocities in Palestine: Censorship, Surveillance, and Tech Complicity
May 29, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ETExperts discuss the role of technology and big tech companies in the occupation of Palestine, enabling digital repression and censorship of pro-Palestine conte…
From our Affiliates
- From our AffiliatesPalestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Two State Solution Summit: Symbolic Recognition Under the Reality of Occupation
Sep 28, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesA high-level international conference on the two-state solution was resumed at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 September 2025. The summi…
- From our AffiliatesSyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Proposed Syria-Israel Security Agreement: Provisions and Prospects
Sep 22, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesSyria-Israel negotiations accelerated markedly in the run up to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly scheduled to begin 23 September, with considerable …
- Policy AnalysisIranUS Foreign Policy
After Khamenei: Operation Epic US–Iran Stalemate?
Mar 6, 2026Daniel BrumbergThere is no doubt that the United States will continue assassinating Iranian leaders in the belief that this strategy will deliver a political silver bullet to…
- 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 AnalysisTunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Kais Saied’s Policies and Practices May Lead to an Explosion in Tunisia
Sep 6, 2024Patricia KaramTunisia has experienced a disquieting authoritarian regression over the last few years following promising beginnings as a young democracy after the January 20…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arab WorldUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Middle East Leaders Prefer Trump’s Victory
Jul 24, 2024Gregory AftandilianDonald J. Trump’s candidacy seems to draw more interest and support from the Middle East than from other areas of the world, particularly from among the ruling…
- Policy AnalysisLibyaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Impacting Elusive Transitions: Egypt’s Policy Toward Sudan and Libya
Mar 1, 2023Khalil Al-AnaniThe recent political developments in Sudan and Libya have generated some optimism for a potential resolution to the protracted political crises that have plagu…
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