Conflicts and Conflict Resolution

Publications

Policy Analysis
IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Strengthens Iran’s Hardliners
Sep 3, 2026Daniel Brumberg
The White House’s new measures will not force Iran’s capitulation. Instead, they will reinforce the resolve of the hardline security officials to entrench thei…
Viewpoint
LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Lebanon’s False Bet on US Mediation
Aug 20, 2026Imad K. Harb
Earlier this month, Lebanon and Israel wrapped up another negotiating session in Rome—the seventh since their signing of the June 26, 2026, US-brokered Framewo…

Fresh Take
IranUS Foreign Policy
The Israeli Reaction to the US-Iran Agreement
Jun 18, 2026
Khalil E. Jahshan examines how the US-Iran deal has become a political disaster for Netanyahu, with Israeli officials openly defying Trump, calling the agreeme…
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
The Ongoing Nakba
May 22, 2026
Hanna Alshaikh discusses the ongoing Nakba and how Palestinian dispossession, displacement, and statelessness continue today through war, occupation, settlemen…
Fresh Take
IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Complexities of US–Iran Diplomacy
Apr 28, 2026
Assal Rad breaks down the competing strategies, miscalculations, and sources of leverage shaping post‑war diplomacy between Iran and the Trump administration.
Podcast
SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Syria: A Modern History
Apr 17, 2026
Daniel Neep and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss Neep's new book, Syria: A Modern History. From Ottoman roots to civil war, he unpacks how history shapes Syria's stru…

Webinar
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Back to War? Yemen Amid a Shifting Regional Order
Aug 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
About 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 …
Webinar
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Board of Peace’s Gaza Plan: Broken or Working as Intended?
Jul 30, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts assess where the Board of Peace plan stands, what has been implemented and what has not, and whether the plan has any chance of success.
Webinar
IranEnergy and Economics
The Impacts of the Iran War on the Global Economy and Energy Markets
Jun 23, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts explore how the war on Iran is affecting global energy supplies and prices, which regions are most vulnerable to the disruption, and what the crisis co…