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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionBack to War? Yemen Amid a Shifting Regional Order
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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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 …
- Fresh Take
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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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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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation
Jul 22, 2026Imad K. HarbSince October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…
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Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsSexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine
Jul 16, 2026Yara M. AsiIn May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit sexual violence in conflict zones. UN Secretary-Gene…
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Don’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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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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Is 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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IranUS Foreign PolicyHow the Iran Conflict Is Straining US-Israel Ties
Jul 10, 2026Khalil E. JahshanKhalil E. Jahshan examines the growing strain in US-Israel relations, shifting American public opinion, allegations surrounding Iranian peace negotiators, and …
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