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Aug 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreAbout the WebinarYemen today stands at its most critical juncture since the 2022 truce, as internal and regional shifts threaten to pull the country back into …
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LevantUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsChanging Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists
Aug 5, 2026Gregory AftandilianLearn MoreThe Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom have been women and children, has made Democrats in gen…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLebanon’s False Bet on US Mediation
Aug 20, 2026Imad K. HarbEarlier this month, Lebanon and Israel wrapped up another negotiating session in Rome—the seventh since their signing of the June 26, 2026, US-brokered Framewo…
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Saudi ArabiaSecurity and DefenseDiversification Without Substitution: What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia
Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesDespite the headlines, the Mecca agreement is unlikely to produce a real military response if an attack happens. Not only has the text of the accord not been m…
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SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human RightsWhat Are Syria’s Political Trials For?
Aug 18, 2026Daniel NeepOn August 11, 2026, the Fourth Syrian Criminal Court sentenced to death former President Bashar al-Assad and seven other regime insiders—including his brother …
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IraqDemocracy and GovernanceIraq’s New Premier Faces Pressing Challenges as US-Iran Conflict Rages
Aug 3, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesAl-Zaidi was presented as a compromise candidate to bridge a rift within the Coordination Framework over the selection of a prime minister. The bloc had split …
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLocked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon
Jul 22, 2026Victor MassonFrance’s absence from the negotiating table is especially significant because Paris had spent decades trying to prevent precisely this kind of marginalisation.…
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QatarMedia and TechnologyDon’t Shoot the Mediator: The Campaign to Undermine Qatar’s Role in the Iran and Lebanon Ceasefires
Jul 17, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOver the past three decades, conflict mediation has become a central pillar of Qatar’s foreign policy, building on a diplomatic model it had built around estab…
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Aug 17, 2026Mtanes ShihadehPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to use military means to deal wi…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionCan the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?
Aug 13, 2026Mohammed SamhouriOn July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead architect, announced a 15-point framework for a …
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LebanonRegional Relations and GeopoliticsNeither Iran nor Israel: Saudi Arabia’s Vision for Lebanon
Jul 28, 2026Giorgio CafieroSaudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s recent reaffirmation of support for Lebanese President Joseph Aoun underscores an increasingl…
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyTrump Threatens “Major Military Punishment” for Yemen’s Houthis
Jul 23, 2026Nabeel A. KhouryUntil this week, the Houthis had been waiting to see whether their military involvement might be needed or called for in the conflict between the United States…
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EgyptMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsEgypt’s New Asylum Law Could Deepen Refugee Insecurity
Jun 29, 2026Ingie GoharThe 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…
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LibyaDemocracy and GovernanceLibya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
May 5, 2026Gregory AftandilianIn April 2026, with the help of the United States, Libya’s two parallel governments reached an agreement on a unified national budget for the first time since …
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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/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIs Israel on Board?
Aug 7, 2026Khalil E. JahshanKhalil E. Jahshan explains why President Trump's newly announced Hamas disarmament plan faces major obstacles, arguing that Israeli political divisions and res…
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