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- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and GenocideMotivations for Israel’s Unprecedented Destruction of Palestinian LivesDec 2, 2024Daoud KuttabFor over a year, a systematic and unprecedented Israeli campaign of death, injury, and ruin of entire communities has been taking place in Gaza, and in recent … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsUNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of ReturnDec 2, 2024Mtanes ShihadehThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 by a UN General Assembly resolution. Its mai… 
- Policy Analysis The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and EconomicsTrump Is Back: What Does It Mean for Oil and US-Gulf Relations?Nov 27, 2024Jim KranePresident-elect Donald Trump has made clear his fondness for fossil fuels, a fondness that was reciprocated by many in the industry. Expectations are high. But… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelInternational Law Palestine/IsraelInternational LawGaza and Lebanon: No Distinction Between Civilian and Military TargetsNov 22, 2024Jonathan KuttabOne of the consequences of the present Israeli war on Gaza has been the blatant erosion of respect for and belief in international legal principles and institu… 
- Viewpoint US Foreign Policy US Foreign PolicyA Preview of Trump’s National Security TeamNov 19, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichJust two weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump won the election, and his new administration is already taking shape. Trump’s selections for his … 
- Policy Analysis US Foreign Policy US Foreign PolicyForeign Policy in the Second Trump Administration Takes ShapeNov 19, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryThe foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as secretary of state, form… 
- Policy Analysis Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicySaudi Arabia and Trump: Expectations and Challenges AheadNov 14, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesOn November 5, former President Donald Trump successfully reclaimed the White House, achieving a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent, Vice President … 
- Policy Analysis The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and GeopoliticsGCC States Seek Diplomacy During US AbsenceNov 12, 2024Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe expansion and partial regionalization of what is already the longest and deadliest conflict in the Israeli-Palestinian arena since 1948 presents the Gulf A… 
- Viewpoint US Foreign Policy US Foreign PolicyTrump’s Middle East Team Will Have to Deal with His Unpredictability and NarcissismNov 8, 2024Daniel BrumbergIt is very hard to predict the foreign policy that president-elect Donald Trump will pursue because he is deeply and pathologically unpredictable. On both the … 
- Policy Analysis US Domestic Politics and Elections US Domestic Politics and ElectionsCommentary: Why Trump WonNov 7, 2024Yara M. Asi Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Yousef Munayyer Annelle ShelineThe election of former President Donald Trump after losing the 2020 round to President Joe Biden is likely to go down in the annals of American history as a mo… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health PolicyIntent to Destroy: Documenting a Year of Israel’s Attacks on Health in GazaNov 7, 2024Yara M. AsiAfter a year of unfathomable images, videos, and testimonies from Gaza, the story of 19-year-old Shaban al-Dalou still managed to shock the world. On October 1… 
- Policy Analysis The Arab WorldUS Foreign Policy The Arab WorldUS Foreign PolicyA Second Trump Administration: Potential Policy Toward the Middle EastNov 5, 2024Charles W. DunneThe November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V… 
- Policy Analysis US Domestic Politics and Elections US Domestic Politics and ElectionsGirding for Post-Election Violence if Trump LosesNov 4, 2024Gregory AftandilianMany Americans are worried that if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, he and his Make American Gre… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe New Occupation of the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOct 31, 2024Mohanad MustafaIsrael’s concept for the “day after” in Gaza is becoming clearer as its war on the Strip continues into its second year. In fact, the features of this plan beg… 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsHarris and the Arab-American Vote: Election Day ApproachesOct 31, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichThe continued peripheralization of Arab-American voices has made it clear that to Harris and her campaign, just as Palestinian lives may not matter as much as … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionImportant Conclusions from Israel’s Wars on Palestine and LebanonOct 25, 2024Imad K. HarbIt is hard to overemphasize the importance of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and Chairman of Hamas’s Political Bureau Yahya… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyThe Israel/Palestine Stain on Biden’s Foreign Policy LegacyOct 23, 2024Gregory AftandilianEvery US president wants to leave office with a positive legacy. Some do so to draw attention away from a scandal; others hope that the history books will trea… 
- Policy Analysis SudanMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs SudanMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsWar and Displacement in SudanOct 22, 2024Heba GowayedIn April 2023, violence broke out in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in a power struggle between Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), an… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaDemystifying How the Hamas Leadership WorksOct 18, 2024Hanna AlshaikhIn light of the recent news of the death of Yahya Sinwar, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Arab Center Washington DC is republishing this analytic piece by … 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionMiddle East Realities That Require an Escape RouteOct 17, 2024Rami G. KhouriThe past month may prove to be the most critical moment of geo-strategic transformation in the Middle East since the end of the Second World War—if not its mos… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionOne Year After October 7: Israel Descends into Endless WarOct 11, 2024Daniel BrumbergAmong 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 LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionGCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional ImplicationsOct 9, 2024The Unit for Political StudiesThe 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 YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionA Decade On, Assessing Shared Responsibility for Yemen’s TragedyOct 3, 2024Afrah NasserOn September 21, 2014, Yemen’s capital Sanaa awoke to an unexpected turn of events that would reshape the country’s destiny. The Houthi armed group, officially… 
- Viewpoint LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionNasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious CalculationsSep 30, 2024Nabeel A. KhouryIsrael’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 US Domestic Politics and Elections US Domestic Politics and ElectionsForeign Policy’s Impact on the November Presidential ElectionSep 25, 2024Gregory AftandilianUS presidential elections are usually decided on domestic issues, especially the economy. A candidate’s resting his or her presidential laurels on a foreign po… 
- Policy Analysis LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe War Israel Wants but Hezbollah RejectsSep 20, 2024Imad K. HarbThe Israeli war on Hezbollah has just entered another deadly phase characterized by the sophisticated, but criminally minded, use of cyber warfare to detonate … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyGaza, the American Elections, and the Fallout of a DisasterSep 19, 2024Charles W. DunneThe United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism Palestine/IsraelProtests and ActivismUS University Campuses Will Stifle Students’ Protests Next YearSep 16, 2024Jonathan KuttabThe student protests and the encampment movement that exploded on campuses toward the end of the 2024 school year pitted students (and faculty) protesting the … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaDiscrediting the Living and Denying the Dead in Gaza: Justifying Indiscriminate Attacks on CiviliansSep 12, 2024Yara M. AsiIn mid-August 2024, the world stood witness to one of the few personal tragedies from Gaza to make global headlines. Israeli airstrikes killed two 3-day-old tw… 
- Policy Analysis YemenUS Foreign Policy YemenUS Foreign PolicyAssessing GCC Perspectives on American-British Strikes Against Yemen’s HouthisSep 11, 2024Giorgio CafieroSince 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 YemenClimate and EnvironmentClimate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing ConflictSep 6, 2024Afrah NasserLike 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 TunisiaDemocracy and Governance TunisiaDemocracy and GovernanceKais Saied’s Policies and Practices May Lead to an Explosion in TunisiaSep 6, 2024Patricia KaramTunisia has experienced a disquieting authoritarian regression over the last few years following promising beginnings as a young democracy after the January 20… 
- Research Paper LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization LebanonIdentity Politics and SectarianizationThe Failure of Political Sectarianism in LebanonSep 4, 2024Imad K. HarbAs Lebanon finds itself on the precipice of a war with Israel, its political system suffers from complete stalemate and its economy exhibits clear signs of str… 
- Policy Analysis IranDemocracy and Governance IranDemocracy and GovernanceIran’s New President and Foreign Minister Stand on the Edge of a PrecipiceAug 30, 2024Daniel BrumbergCommenting on Hezbollah’s retaliation to Israel’s August 25 pre-emptive strike on its positions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani asserted tha… 
- Policy Analysis IraqViolent Extremism IraqViolent ExtremismThe Islamic State Is Trying to ReboundAug 29, 2024Gregory AftandilianTaking advantage of the world’s attention to the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah conflicts, the so-called Islamic State (IS) is trying to reconstitute itself… 
- From our Affiliates YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionA Fragile but Enduring Truce in YemenAug 27, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn April 1, 2022, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced a two-month truce between the country’s warring parties. This truce was extended twi… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism Palestine/IsraelProtests and ActivismPalestinian Cultural Resistance in the Service of the National ProjectAug 27, 2024Salim NuqulThe Palestinian-Israeli conflict has significantly shaped the political, social, and cultural identity of the Palestinian people. Spanning over a century, this… 
- Policy Analysis TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics TurkeyRegional Relations and GeopoliticsTurkey Is Not an Actor in the Gaza ConflictAug 21, 2024Salim ÇevikPrior to the Hamas attack on October 7, Turkey was in the process of political reconciliation with Israel. Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Turkey in 202… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism Palestine/IsraelViolent ExtremismSde Teiman and Beit Lid Events: A Reading into the Militiazation of the Israeli StateAug 21, 2024Mohanad MustafaThe storming by right-wing groups of the Sde Teiman military camp in the Negev—a brutal detention center for residents of Gaza—and the Beit Lid barracks on the… 
- From our Affiliates SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Failure of the Jeddah and IGAD Mediation Efforts for SudanAug 19, 2024Ahmed Idris Mutawakil DaqashThe war in Sudan, which broke out on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has entered its s… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza“A Cycle of Deprivation”: The Challenges of Getting Humanitarian Aid into GazaAug 14, 2024Yara M. AsiOn March 7, exactly five months after Israel initiated a military campaign in the Gaza Strip that has been increasingly described as a genocide, President Joe … 
- Intern Corner Palestine/IsraelInternational Law Palestine/IsraelInternational LawIsrael’s Use of White Phosphorus and the Inadequacy of International LawAug 7, 2024Karam BurjasOn October 16, 2023, Israel indiscriminately targeted civilians in Al-Duhayra, a town in Southern Lebanon, with a chemical agent that can burn skin to the bone… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceNo Good ‘Day After’ Under Current Palestinian PoliticsAug 7, 2024Dana El KurdSome 300 days into the Israeli war on Gaza, and following Israel’s shocking July 31 assassination of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh, a major figure in ceasefire negoti… 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionHaniyeh’s Assassination: Fallout from Israel’s Latest Killing SpreeAug 2, 2024Yousef MunayyerThe assassination is the clearest message that Israel is not interested in an actual deal and is using ceasefire negotiations to extend the war while it kills … 
- Policy Analysis IranDemocracy and Governance IranDemocracy and GovernanceIran’s New President Must Navigate Dangerous WatersAug 1, 2024Daniel BrumbergFor the third time in the young history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a political leader identified with the “Reformist” camp has won the presidency. Masoud… 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyNetanyahu’s Demagoguery Before Congress over the Gaza WarJul 31, 2024Khalil E. JahshanIn his convoluted and divisive presentation, Netanyahu made an emotional attempt at rallying American support behind his puttering ten-month military campaign … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelInternational Law Palestine/IsraelInternational LawThe ICJ Decision on Israel’s Occupation of the Palestinian TerritoriesJul 26, 2024Jonathan KuttabOn Friday, July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion in the case brought before it on Israel’s occupation of the Pale… 
- Policy Analysis TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics TurkeyRegional Relations and GeopoliticsErdoğan’s Renewed Push for Syria Reconciliation: Domestic Pressures and Regional DynamicsJul 25, 2024Salim ÇevikTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his most explicit appeal yet to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Setting a high bar for the future of relations, E… 
- Policy Analysis The Arab WorldUS Domestic Politics and Elections The Arab WorldUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsMiddle East Leaders Prefer Trump’s VictoryJul 24, 2024Gregory AftandilianDonald J. Trump’s candidacy seems to draw more interest and support from the Middle East than from other areas of the world, particularly from among the ruling… 
- Policy Analysis LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionAn Unwinnable Battle of Narratives in Lebanon Regarding War with IsraelJul 19, 2024Patricia KaramHezbollah’s decision on war against Israel has attracted both support and objection from different political factions in Lebanon and helped lead to escalating … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsIf Biden Drops Out, Where Do Democrats Go on Israel-Gaza War?Jul 17, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichOn the heels of a disappointing presidential debate performance, much has been made of whether the Democratic Party will replace Joe Biden on the ticket this N… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelSecurity and Defense Palestine/IsraelSecurity and DefenseExplosive Remnants of War in Gaza: A Long-Term Threat to Palestinian LifeJul 17, 2024Yara M. AsiBefore Israel’s current war on Gaza, the deadliest of the previous four Israeli assaults on the Strip occurred in 2014. Over 50 days, Israel killed at least 2,… 
- Policy Analysis LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsLebanon Needs Help in Dealing with Its Syrian RefugeesJul 10, 2024Imad K. HarbThe dangerous saber-rattling and bloody confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have partly obscured serious domestic challenges facing Lebanon and the car… 
- Policy Analysis JordanRegional Relations and Geopolitics JordanRegional Relations and GeopoliticsThe Gaza War and Threats to Jordan’s Domestic and Regional StabilityJul 9, 2024Curtis RyanJordanians of all walks of life have watched the relentless war in Gaza with deepening alarm. By latest count, at least 38,000 Palestinians have been killed, m… 
- From our Affiliates US Domestic Politics and Elections US Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe Biden-Trump Presidential Debate: Implications and ProspectsJul 4, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn Thursday, June 27, 2024, US President and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden and former President and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump held their first… 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development Palestine/IsraelEducation and DevelopmentThe US Academy and the Destruction of Gaza’s Education SystemJul 3, 2024Hanna AlshaikhAfter Columbia University students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on April 17, similar ones formed on campuses not only in the United States but worldwide… 
- Policy Analysis EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution EgyptConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Limits on Egypt’s Gaza “Containment Strategy”Jul 1, 2024Daniel BrumbergEgypt 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 US Domestic Politics and Elections US Domestic Politics and ElectionsHistory Redux: Immigrants from MENA and the US Presidential ElectionJun 26, 2024Gregory AftandilianTrump’s previous policies affecting Muslims and President Biden’s stance on the Gaza war are likely to either keep Arab-Americans from voting or prompt them to… 
- Policy Analysis Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyDifficulties Facing a US-Saudi Security AgreementJun 25, 2024Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe search for a US-brokered Saudi-Israeli deal to normalize relations has assumed outsized significance in the administration’s approach to the Middle East. 
- Policy Analysis The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and EconomicsExploring the Options: Arab Oil Exporters and the US DollarJun 21, 2024Jim KraneThe pricing of oil in US dollars is one of the perks the United States enjoys due to its status as the world’s largest economy and to the dollar’s role as the … 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsIsrael’s War on Palestinians in the Occupied West BankJun 21, 2024Jonathan KuttabSince October 7, 2023, much of the world’s attention has rightly been focused on the Gaza Strip, which had been largely forgotten for many years. The intensity… 
- Intern Corner Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism Palestine/IsraelViolent ExtremismMilitarization of Settler Groups Threatens to Open a West Bank FrontJun 20, 2024Kellie KuenzleMobs of masked, weapon-wielding men descended upon the Palestinian villages of al-Mughayyir, Duma, Deir Dibwan, Beitin, and Aqraba throughout the month of Apri… 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyDesperately Seeking Support for Biden’s Plan on GazaJun 18, 2024Khalil E. JahshanSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken just concluded another intensive diplomatic trip to the Middle East, his eighth to the region since the beginning of the G… 
- Viewpoint Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and GovernanceNetanyahu’s Government after Gantz’s Resignation: Shaky Ground or Sticking Around?Jun 13, 2024Yousef MunayyerBenny Gantz resigned from Israel’s war cabinet because of differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the war on Gaza. 
- Policy Analysis LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael’s Lost Deterrence and the Coming Conflict with HezbollahJun 12, 2024Patricia KaramAs the two countries inch closer to all-out war, the coming months may be the most dangerous time in Lebanon’s history. 
- Policy Analysis Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism Palestine/IsraelProtests and ActivismPro-Palestine Campus Encampments and Israel’s Targeting of American StudentsJun 7, 2024Heba GowayedOn at least 80 college and university campuses across the United States, students formed encampments demanding that their universities disclose their investmen… 
 














































































