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The Arab WorldUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsDemocrats Sweep Congress: Implications for the Middle East and US Foreign Policy
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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.
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceFive Key Questions After Israel’s Elections
Oct 30, 2026Yousef MunayyerLearn MoreIsraeli politics have once again arrived at a familiar dead end. For the eighth time in 13 years, an Israeli election that effectively served as a referendum o…
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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionExplaining Houthi Resilience in Yemen
Nov 13, 2026Afrah NasserYemen’s Houthis present a conundrum. For more than a decade, the movement has been fighting a protracted conflict with Saudi Arabia, which has often restricted…
- Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Acknowledges Iran War’s Role in Republican Midterm Losses
Nov 9, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump partially blamed the Iran war for Republicans’ sweeping losses in the midterm elections but maintained that he would make the same decision aga…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionAfter UNIFIL: Who Will Secure Southern Lebanon?
Nov 9, 2026Imad K. HarbThe scheduled end of the mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31, 2026, presents the Lebanese government with yet anothe…
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A 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 ETExperts discuss the results of the US and Israeli elections and examine their potential implications for the Palestinians.
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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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Five Key Questions After Israel’s Elections
Oct 30, 2026Yousef MunayyerIsraeli politics have once again arrived at a familiar dead end. For the eighth time in 13 years, an Israeli election that effectively served as a referendum o…
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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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Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionSaudi Arabia’s Search for Allies in Yemen
Oct 9, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn 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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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionWhy Saudi Arabia Has Returned to War in Yemen
Oct 6, 2026Annelle ShelineRiyadh apparently believes that diplomacy has failed and previous efforts to appease the Houthis have merely caused their ambitions to expand. The Yemeni popul…
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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/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyTrump’s Israel Aid Bombshell
Nov 4, 2026Yousef MunayyerYousef Munayyer examines the political significance of President Trump’s surprise pledge to end US military aid to Israel, arguing it reflects growing public o…
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