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The Trump Tariffs and MENA Economies: Implications of the Global Trade War
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Changing GCC Outlook Toward US-Iran Talks
May 7, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenLearn MoreLeaders of the six GCC states have worked assiduously since 2021 to repair and rebuild ties with Iran as part of a ‘de-risking’ strategy designed to take the s…
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US Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony
May 6, 2025Learn MoreGulf sovereign wealth funds are grappling with zig-zagging share valuations, while the falling oil price—compounded by a falling dollar—is throttling capital f…
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Administration Continues Scrutiny of Higher Education
May 12, 2025Ethan Mayer-RichThe Departments of Education, HHS, and the GSA announced an investigation into the University of Washington and its affiliates due to pro-Palestine campus prot…
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Already Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations
May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-RichLawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…
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Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?
May 8, 2025Mtanes ShihadehIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and h…
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Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up
May 8, 2025Dana El KurdMahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the PLO and the president of the PA, is almost 90 years old. He was elevated by his close ties to the US and willingness to stic…
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US Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony
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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 ETExperts examine neglected conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen, as well as their key drivers and pathways toward potential resolutions.
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US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects
May 8, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesThe United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, while T…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelInternational Law
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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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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Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?
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Jordan Bans the Muslim Brotherhood Amid Increasing Regional Strife
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Israel’s False Paramedics Story Exemplifies Its Information War Against Palestinians
May 1, 2025Yara M. AsiOver the past 18 months, a seemingly unending stream of horrific stories has emerged from Gaza, publicized across social media and in humanitarian reports.Thes…
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Legacies of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 Civil War
Apr 25, 2025Imad K. HarbOn April 13, 2025, the Lebanese, to the day, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war that, with hindsight, can be seen …
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US Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony
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Trump’s Upcoming Trip to Saudi Arabia Amid Regional Uncertainties
Apr 25, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump plans to make Saudi Arabia the first country he will visit during his second term in office—after his visit to the Vatican to take part …
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Trump Might Go for a Nuclear Deal Without a Larger Middle East Strategy
Apr 22, 2025Daniel BrumbergOver the last week, Iran hardliners in Washington have issued dire warnings about the Trump administration’s launching of nuclear talks with Iran. Iranian lead…
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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
Aug 19, 2024Ahmed Idris Mutawakil Daqash
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One Year On: The Calamities of the Sudan Conflict
May 14, 2024Imad K. HarbThirteen months have passed since the eruption of the military dispute between Sudan’s powerful generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed F…
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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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Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up
May 8, 2025Dana El KurdMahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the PLO and the president of the PA, is almost 90 years old. He was elevated by his close ties to the US and willingness to stic…
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Trump’s Second Term Foreign Policy: A Study in Chaos
Apr 4, 2025Charles W. DunneThe late US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once famously explained his taxonomy of information. "There are known knowns," he said. "There are things we k…
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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…