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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceA Tale of Two Elections: Assessing the Results of US Midterms and Israeli Elections and Their Impact on Palestinians
Nov 5, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss the results of the US and Israeli elections and examine their potential implications for the Palestinians.
Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaIsrael’s Genocide in Gaza: Domestic, Regional, and International Dynamics
Sep 1, 2026Learn MoreAt this critical juncture of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this edited volume provides a critical, extensive analysis of the genocide in Gaza as well as it…
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Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionSaudi Arabia’s Search for Allies in Yemen
Oct 9, 2026Learn MoreOn October 5, 2026, Yemen’s internationally recognized government began an offensive with support from Saudi Arabia to retake the territory taken by Ansar Alla…
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TunisiaDemocracy and GovernanceTunisia’s Authoritarian Bargain Runs Dry
Oct 29, 2026Patricia KaramDuring the summer of 2026—the hottest that Tunisia has recorded since 1950—the state could not keep the lights on. Rolling power outages, some lasting over ten…
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaThe Gaza Ceasefire That Quieted the World
Oct 28, 2026Yousef MunayyerOne year after President Donald Trump secured a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, Israel continues to kill Palestinians on a near daily basis, w…
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EgyptSecurity and DefenseEgypt Weighs Diplomacy and Military Intervention in the Red Sea
Oct 27, 2026Gregory AftandilianEgypt has several good reasons for wanting the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia to end. After losing billions of dollars in Suez Canal tolls durin…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceThe 2026 Knesset Elections: Parties, Political Camps, and the Race to Power
Sep 15, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe forthcoming Knesset elections are set to be among the most consequential in Israel’s history, as they could bring down one of the country’s longest-serving…
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JordanClimate and EnvironmentPublic Right or Economic Commodity? The Evolution of Water Policy in Jordan and Morocco
Aug 27, 2026Youssef DahrajiWater management policies in Jordan and Morocco have never been neutral. Rather, since independence, they have functioned as strategic instruments, leveraged t…
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LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLibya’s Political Deadlock: Why Multiple Initiatives Keep Stalling
Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesLibya is seeing a flurry of political and diplomatic activity across several fronts. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has launched a new in…
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SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsThe “Syria Without Camps” Initiative: Necessary but Premature?
Oct 15, 2026Heba GowayedTwo years after the end of a nearly 14-year war that resulted in one of the world’s largest and most protracted humanitarian crises, Syria is envisaging the hi…
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SyriaSecurity and DefenseTurkey, Israel, and the Struggle over Syria’s New Order
Oct 14, 2026Salim ÇevikIsrael’s August 18, 2026, airstrike on the Abu al-Dhuhour airbase, about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, marked a new escalation in Turkish-Israeli comp…
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OmanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionNo Power Can Master Hormuz: Oman and the Politics of Maritime Interdependence
Oct 5, 2026Amal GhazalFor centuries, empires and regional powers have fought over the Strait of Hormuz, occupying its islands, fortifying its ports, taxing its commerce, and policin…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and DefenseHow Smaller GCC States Are Navigating the Mecca Defense Agreement
Oct 1, 2026Giorgio CafieroThe recent recommencement of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, raises important questions abou…
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The Arab WorldRegional Relations and GeopoliticsWhat the Iran War Reveals about China’s Middle East Strategy
Sep 22, 2026Andrea GhiselliOn September 24, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet President Donald Trump for the second time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Ira…
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Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and GeopoliticsIsrael’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security
Jan 8, 2026Imad K. HarbIsrael’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…
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The Arab WorldThe 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…
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Palestine/IsraelViolent ExtremismThe US Response to Escalating Settler Violence
Oct 23, 2026Khalil E. JahshanKhalil E. Jahshan discusses escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the failure of the Trump administration to take mean…
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