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Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi BisharaLearn MoreGenocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…
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Neglected Conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen: Humanitarian Conditions, Challenges, and Prospects for Resolution
Apr 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ETLearn MoreExperts examine neglected conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen, as well as their key drivers and pathways toward potential resolutions.
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Lebanon’s New Government: Challenges and Prospects for Reform and Revitalization
Mar 27, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Lebanon under its new leadership.
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Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi BisharaGenocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached
Mar 31, 2025Ethan Mayer-RichPresident Trump threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary sanctions if no nuclear deal is reached with Tehran.
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The Arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu: A Critical Turning Point in Turkey’s Politics
Mar 29, 2025Salim ÇevikTurkey's political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the recent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most form…
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Libya’s Deep Divisions Show No Sign of Abating
Mar 27, 2025Gregory AftandilianLibya has fallen off the international radar screen as other crises in the region—the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah wars, the Sudanese civil war, and the c…
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Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi BisharaGenocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…
- From our AffiliatesSyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coast: Background and Implications
Mar 13, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesSyria’s coastal region saw a wave of bloody sectarian violence from 6-10 March, sparked by armed clashes between remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s…
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Israel’s Policy in post-Assad Syria
Mar 11, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesIsrael has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December last year. In the three days after Syrian opposi…
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Does Trump Still Want to “Clean Out” the Gaza Strip?
Mar 25, 2025Khalil E. JahshanAs the January 15, 2025 ceasefire agreement that had brought limited calm to Gaza fell apart in early March when Israel resumed its air and land military onsla…
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Geopolitical Dynamics Surrounding Iraq’s Ambitious Development Road Project
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Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up
Feb 21, 2025Rami G. KhouriFour 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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Normalization and Displacement: Saudi Arabia and Trump’s Gaza Proposal
Feb 20, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesSaudi Arabia is deeply concerned about the risks that Trump’s Gaza project poses to Egypt and Jordan and are uneasy about repeated American and Israeli stateme…
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Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up
Feb 21, 2025Rami G. KhouriFour 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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Egypt Remains Cool to the New Syrian Government
Jan 23, 2025Gregory AftandilianThe Egyptian regime of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks upon the recent developments in Syria with a good deal of trepidation. That the Islamist rebel armed group, H…
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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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Haaretz: 50,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in Gaza. This Is How It Happened, Day by Day
Mar 24, 2025"There isn't anyone in Gaza who hasn't lost someone close to them: a child, a sister, a partner, a parent, a friend. Death touches everybody. Those who went ba…
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Ethnic Cleansing Won’t Make the Middle East Safer
Feb 5, 2025Yousef MunayyerTrump’s proposed takeover of Gaza would derail recent Mideast peace agreements and unravel those signed decades ago.
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Who will lead the Palestinians? This is a question they must be allowed to debate and answer themselves
Feb 3, 2025Dana El KurdSince the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, much of the world has focused on the immediate impacts of destruction in the strip. The discussion has been focu…