Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon

    Jun 30, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 26 June, the United States announced that a "trilateral framework" had been agreed between Lebanon and Israel – with US support, redefining the nature of th…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Egypt’s New Asylum Law Could Deepen Refugee Insecurity

    Jun 29, 2026Ingie Gohar

    The war in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has entered its fourth year and remains the world’s largest displacement and hunger crisis. The conflict has force…

  • Podcast
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Breaking Down the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding

    Jun 26, 2026

    Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer unpack the Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, examining key sticking points, regional tensions, and what lies…

  • Viewpoint
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Iran’s Nuclear Leverage Survives the War

    Jun 24, 2026Sina Azodi

    When President Donald Trump, in close partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, he anticipated the total capitula…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    IranEnergy and Economics

    The Impacts of the Iran War on the Global Economy and Energy Markets

    Jun 23, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts explore how the war on Iran is affecting global energy supplies and prices, which regions are most vulnerable to the disruption, and what the crisis co…

  • Webinar
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Transitional Justice and Accountability Efforts in Syria: Challenges and Prospects

    Jun 3, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts explore the current state of transitional justice in Syria and assess the significance and limitations of recent prosecutions.

  • Webinar
    Palestine/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 ET

    Experts examine developments in Palestine since the onset of the Iran war, and how Israel has used the conflict to advance its annexation objectives.

From our Affiliates

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon

    Jun 30, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 26 June, the United States announced that a "trilateral framework" had been agreed between Lebanon and Israel – with US support, redefining the nature of th…

  • From our Affiliates

    US-Israeli Differences Over Iran: Strategically Parting Ways or a Temporary Divergence?

    Jun 23, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    A memorandum of understanding ending three months of hostilities between the United States and Iran has revealed divergent US and Israeli perspectives over the…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Ceasefire Pause: Likely Outcomes of the Islamabad Negotiations

    May 13, 2026Mahsa Safi

    Sometimes, wars persist not because of military strength or the will of the parties involved, but because the very notion of an “end” remains undefined. Now, a…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    What Does the US-Iran Deal Mean for Lebanese Sovereignty?

    Jun 18, 2026Rola El-Husseini

    Lebanon has never possessed genuine sovereignty, and this chronic deficit of internal and external control renders it a permanent arena for proxy warfare.

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Israel’s War of Displacement in Lebanon

    Jun 16, 2026Heba Gowayed

    Since March 2, 2026, the most recent bout of Israeli violence in Lebanon has displaced an estimated 1.2 million people—a fifth of the country’s population. Isr…

  • Collective Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The US-Iran Interim Deal: A Fragile Ceasefire

    The “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” signed in Versailles, France, on June 17, 20…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Sadr, the Militias, and Iraq’s Struggle for Sovereignty

    Jun 17, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    Iraq could be at a turning point following Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s May 27, 2026, decision to place his armed faction, Saraya al-Salam (the Peace Brigades…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Egypt: Partnering with Saudi Arabia on Security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

    Despite its extensive economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt appears to be hitching its wagon to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s dispute w…

  • Collective Analysis
    The 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 Shihadeh

    In 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…

  • Collective Analysis
    The 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 Shihadeh

    In 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 Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sudan: International Actors Need to be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

    The 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…

Multimedia

  • Podcast
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Breaking Down the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding

    Jun 26, 2026

    Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer unpack the Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran, examining key sticking points, regional tensions, and what lies…

  • Fresh Take
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Israeli Reaction to the US-Iran Agreement

    Jun 18, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan examines how the US-Iran deal has become a political disaster for Netanyahu, with Israeli officials openly defying Trump, calling the agreeme…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Genocide Behind Walls: Israeli Sexual Violence Against Palestinians

    Jun 12, 2026

    Maha Hussaini documents patterns of sexual abuse and violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli detention centers, based on numerous corroborating testimonies c…

Affiliated Centers and Projects

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