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US Foreign PolicyTrump’s Second Term: Upending Democracy, Development, and Diplomacy
Apr 9, 2026 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ETLearn MoreExperts examine the Trump administration’s foreign policy approaches and their implications for democratic norms, international law, and human rights in both t…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyUnpacking the War on Iran: Political Implications and Global Repercussions
Mar 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss the US-Israel war on Iran, the Trump administration's strategy, and the Israeli end goals.
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences
Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenLearn MoreFour years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…
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- Policy AnalysisJordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran
Mar 27, 2026Curtis RyanEid al-Fitr should be a time of joy, but for Jordanians, and for so many others across the region, this year it was accompanied by air raid sirens, missiles, a…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
The Iran War and the End of the US-Gulf “Oil for Security” Deal
Mar 27, 2026Jim KraneIn early March 2026, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war launched by the United States and Israel, making it impossible for oil…
- Policy AnalysisIranUS Foreign Policy
US Backing for an Iranian Kurdish Armed Rebellion Likely to Backfire
Mar 25, 2026Gregory AftandilianSeveral of Iran’s Kurdish political factions are hopeful that they may be part of any effort to dismantle the Islamic Republic and achieve autonomy for their c…
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- From our AffiliatesIranRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Raising the Cost of War: Iran’s Response to the US–Israeli War
Mar 12, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesNearly a week into the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, which resulted in the assassination of several senior political and military leaders early on, the Assembly …
- From our AffiliatesThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Gulf in the Line of Fire: The Calculations and Contradictions of Iranian Strategy
Mar 9, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesNo sooner had news broke of a US-Israeli attack on Tehran on the morning of 28 February 2026, than Iran had launched a series of its own strikes targeting the …
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran
Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe US-Israel war on Iran, which initially appeared as a series of escalatory exchanges, has evolved into a broader war spanning multiple theaters, drawing in …
- Policy AnalysisTurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the War on Iran: Between Opportunity and Catastrophe
Mar 18, 2026Salim ÇevikThe launch of the US-Israel war on Iran did not surprise Ankara, but it did not please it either. Turkey, along with other regional powers including Saudi Arab…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran
Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe US-Israel war on Iran, which initially appeared as a series of escalatory exchanges, has evolved into a broader war spanning multiple theaters, drawing in …
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences
Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenFour years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…
- Policy AnalysisMoroccoProtests and Activism
Morocco at Breaking Point? Drought, Misrule, and the Rise of Gen Z 212
Nov 20, 2025Samia ErrazzoukiFrom late September to mid-October 2025, Moroccans across the country descended into the streets to once again demand change from their government. Under the b…
- ViewpointEgyptDemocracy and Governance
Egyptian Democracy Is What Sisi Makes of It
Nov 18, 2025Imad K. HarbEgyptians are currently casting their ballots in parliamentary elections, the final results of which will not be announced before late December 2025. In two ph…
- Collective AnalysisThe Arab World
The 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…
- Policy AnalysisSudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sudan: International Actors Need to be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem
Dec 1, 2025Gregory AftandilianThe war in Sudan has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with an estimated 150,000 people dead and millions displaced since the conflict broke…
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