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The Arab WorldUS Foreign PolicyA Second Trump Administration: Potential Policy Toward the Middle East
Nov 5, 2024Charles W. DunneLearn MoreThe November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsPost-Election Assessment: US Election Results and the Future of US Foreign Policy and the Gaza War
Nov 13, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss the results of the US presidential elections and their implications for US foreign policy and the wars on Gaza and Lebanon.
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US Domestic Politics and ElectionsGirding for Post-Election Violence if Trump Loses
Nov 4, 2024Gregory AftandilianLearn MoreMany Americans are worried that if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, he and his Make American Gre…
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A Second Trump Administration: Potential Policy Toward the Middle East
Nov 5, 2024Charles W. DunneThe November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V…
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Girding for Post-Election Violence if Trump Loses
Nov 4, 2024Gregory AftandilianMany Americans are worried that if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, he and his Make American Gre…
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Washington Policy Weekly: House Progressives Question US Involvement in Regional War
Nov 4, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichHouse progressives wrote to President Joe Biden, raising concern that deepening US military involvement in the Middle East violates Article I of the Constituti…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe Harris Campaign’s Missed Opportunity on Palestine Voters
Nov 4, 2024Yousef MunayyerWell, the election is finally here, and the scenario that has been painfully obvious for some time may be about to take place: In a tight election, the Biden-H…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe 2024 Elections amid the Gaza War: The Future of US Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Global Standing
Sep 26, 2024The 9th Annual Conference is dedicated to discussing the 2024 US presidential elections and the impact of the results on US foreign policy in MENA and US globa…
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Security and DefenseMilitary Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, and Socio-Economic Development
Aug 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ETExperts discuss drivers of military spending and its implications for transparency, socio-economic development, political power of the military, and the right …
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TunisiaDemocracy and GovernanceWhat Does Saeid’s Re-Election Mean for Tunisian Democracy?
Oct 10, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe presidential elections in Tunisia bore no surprises, with Kais Saied winning 90.69 per cent of the vote, but the repercussions Tunisian politics will be re…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionGCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications
Oct 9, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionAfter Assassinating Nasrallah, Will Israel Escalate Further?
Sep 30, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn the evening of 27 September, Israel launched one of its biggest attacks on Lebanon since it stepped up operations on its northern front. The assault targete…
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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionA Decade On, Assessing Shared Responsibility for Yemen’s Tragedy
Oct 3, 2024Afrah NasserOn September 21, 2014, Yemen’s capital Sanaa awoke to an unexpected turn of events that would reshape the country’s destiny. The Houthi armed group, officially…
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyAssessing GCC Perspectives on American-British Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis
Sep 11, 2024Giorgio CafieroSince last November, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, has been attacking commercial and merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden and th…
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EgyptConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Limits on Egypt’s Gaza “Containment Strategy”
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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LibyaDemocracy and GovernanceLibya: Despite Talks on a Unified Government, Impasse Remains
Mar 27, 2024Gregory AftandilianTalks last month in Cairo between representatives of Libya’s two rival governments raised hopes over progress in resolving the country’s 10-year political impa…
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SomaliaRegional Relations and GeopoliticsThe Dangerous Chipping Away of Somalia’s Sovereignty
Feb 16, 2024Imad K. HarbOn New Year’s Day, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the president of Somalia’s breakaway federated state of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorand…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIn Sudan, Where Is the International Community’s Responsibility to Protect?
Aug 29, 2023Imad K. HarbIt has been more than four months since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Ra…
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