Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year After October 7: Israel Descends into Endless War

    Oct 11, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    Among the many moments described in the Washington Post’s recent article on the Biden administration’s failed efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, one stands…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications

    Oct 9, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    The positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year After October 7: Assessments and Implications

    Experts analyze various aspects of the past year of Israel’s war on Gaza and now its campaign against Hezbollah and Lebanon.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Iranian Attack on Israel Elicits Strong US Backing

    Oct 7, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Iran’s October 1 missile attack on Israel drew sharp criticism from Biden administration officials. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called …

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    One Year after October 7: How have US and EU Foreign Policies Evolved?

    Oct 10, 2024

    Panelists explore how US and EU policies have adapted or remained consistent in response to the unfolding humanitarian, political, and military developments in…

  • Conferences
    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    The 2024 Elections amid the Gaza War: The Future of US Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Global Standing

    Sep 26, 2024

    The 9th Annual Conference is dedicated to discussing the 2024 US presidential elections and the impact of the results on US foreign policy in MENA and US globa…

  • Webinar
    Security and Defense

    Military Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, and Socio-Economic Development

    Aug 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ET

    Experts discuss drivers of military spending and its implications for transparency, socio-economic development, political power of the military, and the right …

From our Affiliates

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications

    Oct 9, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    The positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    After Assassinating Nasrallah, Will Israel Escalate Further?

    Sep 30, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On the evening of 27 September, Israel launched one of its biggest attacks on Lebanon since it stepped up operations on its northern front. The assault targete…

  • From our Affiliates
    AlgeriaDemocracy and Governance

    Understanding Algeria’s Presidential Election

    Sep 16, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On 7 September, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected for a second five-year term. The initial results showed that he won with more than 94 pe…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Nasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious Calculations

    Sep 30, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury

    Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has shocked many in Lebanon and the region regardless of what they thought of the man and hi…

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Jordanian Elections in the Shadow of Domestic and Regional Tensions

    Sep 29, 2024Curtis Ryan

    As the Middle East edges closer to a broader war, both regional tensions and domestic politics have put the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan increasingly on edge. W…

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Assessing GCC Perspectives on American-British Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

    Sep 11, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    Since last November, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, has been attacking commercial and merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden and th…

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenClimate and Environment

    Climate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing Conflict

    Sep 6, 2024Afrah Nasser

    Like the rest of the world, Yemen is facing the profound effects of climate change on sectors from agriculture and health to the broader economy and natural re…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Limits on Egypt’s Gaza “Containment Strategy”

    Jul 1, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    Egypt has opted to follow a containment strategy in order to manage the fallout from the Israeli war on Gaza, such as the spillover of the conflict into the Si…

  • Policy Analysis
    LibyaDemocracy and Governance

    Libya: Despite Talks on a Unified Government, Impasse Remains

    Talks last month in Cairo between representatives of Libya’s two rival governments raised hopes over progress in resolving the country’s 10-year political impa…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    In Sudan, Where Is the International Community’s Responsibility to Protect?

    Aug 29, 2023Imad K. Harb

    It has been more than four months since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Ra…

  • Policy Analysis
    North AfricaSecurity and Defense

    The Fate of the Wagner Group in Syria, Libya, and Sudan

    The failed mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin has put the fate of his Wagner Group doubt, not only in Ukraine but in several Arab states as well.

Multimedia

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year after October 7: How have US and EU Foreign Policies Evolved?

    Oct 10, 2024

    Panelists explore how US and EU policies have adapted or remained consistent in response to the unfolding humanitarian, political, and military developments in…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Year of War and Failed US Policies in Gaza.

    Oct 9, 2024

    On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Yousef Munayyer discusses how the war on Gaza and failed US policies have affected the #Palestinians living in the St…

  • Podcast
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Middle East on the Precipice of Regional War

    Oct 3, 2024

    Experts discuss the expansion of the Gaza war into a regional war, the Israeli assault on Lebanon, and the Iranian missile strike on Israel.

Op-eds & External Readings

Affiliated Centers and Projects

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