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Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsPalestine Under the Cover of the Iran War: Oppression and Ethnic Cleansing Escalate
May 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts examine developments in Palestine since the onset of the Iran war, and how Israel has used the conflict to advance its annexation objectives.
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaThe Nakba in the Time of Genocide
May 14, 2026Yousef MunayyerLearn MoreOn May 15, 2026, Palestinians will mark the 78th year since the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. From late 1947 to 1949, the majority of the native in…
Call for Applications for the Eighth International Winter School
May 21, 2026Learn MoreThe Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the eighth International Winter School (IWS8), …
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- Policy AnalysisIranEnergy and Economics
Hormuz as Deterrent: How Iran’s Leverage Could Reshape Gulf Infrastructure
May 21, 2026Jim KraneIran has managed to convert its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz into a strategic deterrent. By blocking maritime trade, Iran has demonstrated that it can imp…
- ViewpointLebanonDemocracy and Governance
Federalism Would Deepen Lebanon’s Sectarian Tensions
May 20, 2026Imad K. HarbLebanon’s sectarian system is severely strained by political fragmentation, deep economic crisis, and the overwhelming impact of incessant and highly destructi…
Webinars & Events
- WebinarPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Palestine Under the Cover of the Iran War: Oppression and Ethnic Cleansing Escalate
May 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETExperts examine developments in Palestine since the onset of the Iran war, and how Israel has used the conflict to advance its annexation objectives.
- WebinarPalestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Migration and Mobilization: The History, Identity, and Politics of the Palestinian Diaspora in Chile
Apr 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETAbout the WebinarThe Palestinian diaspora in Chile—estimated at a minimum of half a million people—constitutes the largest and one of the most historically sig…
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- From our AffiliatesIranUS Foreign Policy
Global Energy is Caught in a Dark Tunnel and Future Prospects Are Bleak
Mar 30, 2026The Economic Studies UnitThe world waits apprehensively to see where the heated conflict between Israel and the United States on one side, and Iran on the other, will lead. It is a con…
- From our AffiliatesIranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Trump’s Negotiations with Iran: Exit Strategy or Bluff?
Mar 26, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn 23 March 2026, US President Donald Trump abruptly walked back a threat he had made just two days earlier, when he warned that the United States would “hit a…
- From our AffiliatesIranDemocracy and Governance
Did All That Was Solid Melt into Air? The Islamic Republic at an Impasse
Mar 26, 2026 Rouzbeh ParsiThe Islamic Republic is an oligarchy, not a personal dictatorship, and this is both its survival mechanism and its downfall. The system consists of what might …
- ViewpointPalestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The 2026 Israeli Election: Will Bennett and Lapid Oust Netanyahu?
Apr 30, 2026Khalil E. JahshanOn April 26, 2026, right-wing Israeli politician Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announced the formation of a new party, officially named Beyachad (Tog…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Among US Democrats, Support for Israel Continues to Erode
Apr 24, 2026Amy HawthorneAmid all the dysfunction and paralysis on Capitol Hill, an important foreign policy change is taking place among Senate Democrats. On April 15, 2026, the Unite…
- ViewpointUAEEnergy and Economics
Why the UAE’s OPEC Withdrawal Matters Beyond Oil
May 1, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe UAE's withdrawal from OPEC is the most significant departure yet from the organization because it marks the first time that one of the major oil producing …
- Collective AnalysisThe Arab World
The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026
Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes ShihadehIn 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…
- Intern CornerMauritaniaUS Foreign Policy
The Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania
Jan 2, 2026Marwa ElessawyOn July 9, 2025, the Trump administration hosted the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a White House summit. The summit aime…
- Collective AnalysisThe Arab World
The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026
Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes ShihadehIn 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…
- Policy AnalysisSudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sudan: International Actors Need to be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem
Dec 1, 2025Gregory AftandilianThe war in Sudan has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with an estimated 150,000 people dead and millions displaced since the conflict broke…
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