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Iran War Aftershocks and Reshaping the Regional Order: Assessing the US-Iran and Lebanon-Israel Agreements
Jul 21, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETLearn MoreExperts assess the geopolitical consequences of the Iran war and the contours of a shifting regional order.
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon
Jun 30, 2026Learn MoreOn 26 June, the United States announced that a "trilateral framework" had been agreed between Lebanon and Israel – with US support, redefining the nature of th…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceOpposition Parties Offer No Alternative Political Visions in Israel’s Elections
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TurkeyDemocracy and GovernanceTunisia, Turkey, and the New Authoritarian Playbook
Jul 8, 2026Salim ÇevikOn May 21, 2026, an Ankara appeals court annulled the 2023 congress of Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP). It removed the chai…
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Washington Policy Weekly: US-Iran Talks Advance Amid Congressional Scrutiny of Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
Jul 6, 2026Ingie GoharIngie Gohar reports on indirect US-Iran talks in Qatar, congressional efforts on Syria’s terrorism designation and TPS protections, and renewed scrutiny of US …
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyCan Washington’s Middle East Policy Be Independent from Israel’s?
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Jun 30, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn 26 June, the United States announced that a "trilateral framework" had been agreed between Lebanon and Israel – with US support, redefining the nature of th…
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US-Israeli Differences Over Iran: Strategically Parting Ways or a Temporary Divergence?
Jun 23, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesA memorandum of understanding ending three months of hostilities between the United States and Iran has revealed divergent US and Israeli perspectives over the…
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Jun 24, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe war affected Saudi Arabia and further complicated its economic diversification plans, which were already facing setbacks. Iranian missiles and drones hit s…
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Jun 18, 2026Daniel Brumberg Khalil E. Jahshan Patricia Karam Yousef Munayyer Daniel Neep Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” signed in Versailles, France, on June 17, 20…
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Apr 21, 2026Imad K. HarbThe US-Israeli war on Iran has put Egypt in a predicament. Since the 2013 coup that brought him to power, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has enjoyed a…
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EgyptRegional Relations and GeopoliticsEgypt: Partnering with Saudi Arabia on Security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Jan 27, 2026Gregory AftandilianDespite its extensive economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt appears to be hitching its wagon to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s dispute w…
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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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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionSudan: 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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