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Foreign Policy in the Second Trump Administration Takes Shape
Nov 19, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryLearn MoreThe foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as secretary of state, form…
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Palestine Activism on US College Campuses: Dissent, Repressive Policies, and Implications
Nov 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss how the incoming Trump administration will respond to Palestine activism on college campuses.
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A 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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A Preview of Trump’s National Security Team
Nov 19, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichJust two weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and his new administration is already taking shape. Trump’s selections for his …
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Foreign Policy in the Second Trump Administration Takes Shape
Nov 19, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryThe foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as secretary of state, form…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Blinken Covers Israel’s Failure on Aid to Gaza
Nov 18, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichSecretary Blinken’s claim that Israel has done enough to improve humanitarian access in Gaza to avoid a US weapons cutoff; The House’s fails to pass a bill ena…
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Saudi Arabia and Trump: Expectations and Challenges Ahead
Nov 14, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesOn November 5, former President Donald Trump successfully reclaimed the White House, achieving a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent, Vice President …
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The 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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Military 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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What Does Gallant Dismissal Mean for Netanyahu Coalition?
Nov 13, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesTaking advantage of the US preoccupation with the presidential elections, Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, following several failed attempts …
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What Does Saeid’s Re-Election Mean for Tunisian Democracy?
Oct 10, 2024The Unit for Political 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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GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications
Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political 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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The New Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Oct 31, 2024Mohanad MustafaIsrael’s concept for the “day after” in Gaza is becoming clearer as its war on the Strip continues into its second year. In fact, the features of this plan beg…
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Harris and the Arab-American Vote: Election Day Approaches
Oct 31, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe continued peripheralization of Arab-American voices has made it clear that to Harris and her campaign, just as Palestinian lives may not matter as much as …
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Saudi Arabia and Trump: Expectations and Challenges Ahead
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One Year After October 7: Israel Descends into Endless War
Oct 11, 2024Daniel BrumbergAmong the many moments described in the Washington Post’s recent article on the Biden administration’s failed efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, one stands…
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GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications
Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political 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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Algeria’s Tebboune, Le Pouvoir, and the Challenges of Legitimacy
Oct 3, 2024Nour Taha - Policy Analysis
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The 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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Libya: 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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War and Displacement in Sudan
Oct 22, 2024Heba Gowayed - From our Affiliates
The Failure of the Jeddah and IGAD Mediation Efforts for Sudan
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The 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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In 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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The Harris Campaign’s Missed Opportunity on Palestine Voters
Nov 4, 2024Yousef MunayyerFrom deliberately excluding Palestinian speakers, to repeatedly failing to indicate any sort of shift from Biden policy in support of the genocide over several…
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Demystifying How the Hamas Leadership Works
Oct 18, 2024Hanna AlshaikhIn light of the recent news of the death of Yahya Sinwar, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Arab Center Washington DC is republishing this analytic piece by …
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A Year That Has Brought Us to the Breaking Point
Oct 7, 2024Yousef MunayyerAlongside the mass graves and beneath the tons of rubble, there may lie another victim: the very possibility of a jointly imagined coexistence.