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The Looming Israel-Hezbollah War: Prospects, Deterrence, and Impacts
Jul 11, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ETLearn MoreExperts discuss the escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border and the potential for an all-out war.
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Palestine/IsraelInternational LawIsrael’s Global Isolation: International Decisions in the Wake of the Gaza War
Jun 27, 2024Learn MoreExperts discuss Israel's international isolation in the wake of its assault on Gaza and the genocidal crimes it has committed in the Strip.
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael’s Lost Deterrence and the Coming Conflict with Hezbollah
Jun 12, 2024Patricia KaramLearn MoreAs the two countries inch closer to all-out war, the coming months may be the most dangerous time in Lebanon’s history.
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At Debate, Biden and Trump Jockey for Biggest Supporter of Israel
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Jul 1, 2024Daniel BrumbergEgypt has opted to follow a containment strategy in order to manage the fallout from the Israeli war on Gaza, such as the spillover of the conflict into the Si…
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US Domestic Politics and ElectionsHistory Redux: Immigrants from MENA and the US Presidential Election
Jun 26, 2024Gregory AftandilianTrump’s previous policies affecting Muslims and President Biden’s stance on the Gaza war are likely to either keep Arab-Americans from voting or prompt them to…
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Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionDeterminants of Saudi Arabia’s Response to the Gaza War
May 22, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesFollowing Hamas’s “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, Saudi Arabia publicly criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and blamed it for escalating tensions, desp…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceNetanyahu’s Government after Gantz’s Resignation: Shaky Ground or Sticking Around?
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Jun 12, 2024Patricia KaramAs the two countries inch closer to all-out war, the coming months may be the most dangerous time in Lebanon’s history.
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IranDemocracy and GovernanceWill Ebrahim Raisi’s Death Help Ultra-Hardliners ‘Make Iran Great Again’?
May 31, 2024Daniel BrumbergThe May 19 deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a fiery helicopter crash has created a challenge that Iran’s lead…
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EgyptConflicts and Conflict ResolutionEgypt, the Gaza War, and Fears of Another Nakba
Feb 7, 2024Charles W. DunneLike most Arab countries, Egypt was stunned by the conflagration ignited by last October’s Hamas attack inside southern Israel and subsequent Israeli onslaught…
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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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North AfricaSecurity and DefenseThe Fate of the Wagner Group in Syria, Libya, and Sudan
Jul 18, 2023Gregory AftandilianThe failed mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin has put the fate of his Wagner Group doubt, not only in Ukraine but in several Arab states as well.
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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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