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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Sidesteps Congress, Giving Billions to Israel

    Mar 7, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    For the second time in six weeks, the Trump administration has bypassed Congress to send Israel billions of dollars of weaponry. Continued US military support …

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    The Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Activism Intensifies in the United States

    Feb 26, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The new Trump administration has made it clear that repressing pro-Palestine activism is a priority. Trump issued an executive order that the White House said …

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up

    Feb 21, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Four key political actors in the Middle East have recently made surprising moves that offered hints of how Arab states and non-state actors can collectively en…

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    JordanUS Foreign Policy

    An Existential Oval Office Moment for Jordan—and All Arabs

    Feb 14, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    The scene in the White House on February 11 was startling. King Abdullah II of Jordan listened to President Donald Trump ramble on about how the United States …

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Gaza War and the Future of Democracy in the United States and Israel

    Feb 14, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    In a way that few could have predicted a few short weeks ago, the fate of democracy in the United States (and in some ways Israel) has now been irrevocably tie…

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    US Foreign Policy

    Trump’s First Three Weeks in Office: Signs of Disruption and Chaos

    Feb 13, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    In his first few weeks back in office, Donald J. Trump delivered his characteristic ‘shock and confusion’ tactics by unleashing dozens of draconian and vindict…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Drama, Delusion, and Dangers of Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Feb 6, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Donald Trump displayed his usual combination of disruption and delusion with his proposal for the US to take over the Gaza Strip after displacing its Palestini…

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    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Revolutionary Legitimacy in Syria: Sharaa as President

    Feb 4, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    In all transitional periods, it is important to move quickly from revolutionary legitimacy to representative legitimacy, which Syria’s new authorities did by a…