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  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism

    From Hilltops to Houses: A New Phase of Israeli Settlement Expansion

    Sep 18, 2026Dalia Hatuqa

    On August 9, 2026, Israeli settlers surrounded three houses in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus in the West Bank. The se…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Democrats’ Divide Over Israel Comes to the House Foreign Affairs Committee

    Sep 11, 2026Ethan Mayer-Rich Ingie Gohar

    US Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was selected by the Democratic party to become the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s (HFAC) Subc…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Reading Palestinian Polls—and Misreading Palestinian Politics

    Sep 3, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    While the polling data may be eye-catching, interpreting the numbers requires reading Palestinian public sentiment correctly at an unprecedented moment. Misrea…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and Iraq’s Emerging Partnership in a Changing Regional Order

    Aug 26, 2026Salim Çevik

    Turkey-Iraq relations have undergone a significant transformation over the past two years. For much of the post-2003 period, relations between Ankara and Baghd…

  • Viewpoint
    JordanProtests and Activism

    The Domestic Costs of Jordan’s US Alliance

    Aug 24, 2026Jillian Schwedler

    Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in February 2026, dozens of citizens of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have been injured by debris falling from i…

  • 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaSecurity and Defense

    Diversification Without Substitution: What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia

    Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Despite the headlines, the Mecca agreement is unlikely to produce a real military response if an attack happens. Not only has the text of the accord not been m…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    What Are Syria’s Political Trials For?

    Aug 18, 2026Daniel Neep

    On August 11, 2026, the Fourth Syrian Criminal Court sentenced to death former President Bashar al-Assad and seven other regime insiders—including his brother …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Israeli Public Supports Wars, but Is Dissatisfied with the Results

    Aug 17, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to use military means to deal wi…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Can the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?

    Aug 13, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    On July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead architect, announced a 15-point framework for a …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists

    Aug 5, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    The Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom have been women and children, has made Democrats in gen…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Neither Iran nor Israel: Saudi Arabia’s Vision for Lebanon

    Jul 28, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s recent reaffirmation of support for Lebanese President Joseph Aoun underscores an increasingl…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation

    Jul 22, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Since October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine

    Jul 16, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit sexual violence in conflict zones. UN Secretary-Gene…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Hamas Dissolves its Government in Gaza, but the Board of Peace Remains the Problem

    Jul 15, 2026Dana El Kurd

    On July 6, 2026, Hamas’s Gaza government announced that it had dissolved its Emergency Committee, the body that has run the enclave since October 2023, and wou…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israel’s Election and Eisenkot’s Arab Coalition Dilemma

    Jul 15, 2026Joseph Mansour

    Israelis are set to head to the polls on October 27, 2026, for what some have touted as the most consequential election in the country’s history. Gadi Eisenkot…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Opposition Parties Offer No Alternative Political Visions in Israel’s Elections

    Jul 9, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israel is preparing for new elections, whether they take place on time at the end of October 2026 or are brought forward to an earlier date in September. In re…

  • Policy Analysis
    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    Tunisia, Turkey, and the New Authoritarian Playbook

    Jul 8, 2026Salim Çevik

    On 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon

    Jun 30, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Limiting the Damage: Saudi Arabia and the Islamabad Memorandum

    Jun 24, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The war affected Saudi Arabia and further complicated its economic diversification plans, which were already facing setbacks. Iranian missiles and drones hit s…

  • Research Paper
    Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development

    Israel’s Academia Deepens Colonial Control After the Gaza War

    Jun 23, 2026Saher Ghazawi

    This paper investigates Israeli academia in the post-Gaza war era (2023–25) as a structural actor involved in the production of a security-military discourse t…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    What Does the US-Iran Deal Mean for Lebanese Sovereignty?

    Jun 18, 2026Rola El-Husseini

    Lebanon has never possessed genuine sovereignty, and this chronic deficit of internal and external control renders it a permanent arena for proxy warfare.

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Israel’s War of Displacement in Lebanon

    Jun 16, 2026Heba Gowayed

    Since March 2, 2026, the most recent bout of Israeli violence in Lebanon has displaced an estimated 1.2 million people—a fifth of the country’s population. Isr…

  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    The New University Order: How Repressing the Pro-Palestine Student Movement Has Reshaped US Higher Education

    Jun 15, 2026Emesa Melki

    It has been more than two years since Columbia University students established the first Palestine Solidarity Encampment on April 17, 2024. Within weeks, stude…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Control without Inclusion: Eastern Syria Under Damascus

    Jun 12, 2026Haian Dukhan

    In May 2026, Hussein al-Sharaa, the father of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, described the people of Deir al-Zor as “a group of savages with loud …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Prospects for an Effective Arab Joint List in Israel

    Jun 5, 2026Khalil E. Jahshan

    On May 24, 2026, three Palestinian Arab parties in Israel announced that they would run on a joint list in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held by …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Section 224: US-Israel Defense Integration Beyond Military Aid

    Jun 4, 2026Josh Paul

    For decades, the US-Israel defense relationship has been one of donor and recipient. True, there is operational collaboration in intelligence sharing and count…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Humanitarian Impact of the War on Iran

    Jun 3, 2026Yara M. Asi

    For the hundreds of children that attended the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026, probably began like any other d…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    Federalism Would Deepen Lebanon’s Sectarian Tensions

    May 20, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Lebanon’s sectarian system is severely strained by political fragmentation, deep economic crisis, and the overwhelming impact of incessant and highly destructi…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Nakba in the Time of Genocide

    May 14, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    On May 15, 2026, Palestinians will mark the 78th year since the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. From late 1947 to 1949, the majority of the native in…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    The 2026 Israeli Election: Will Bennett and Lapid Oust Netanyahu?

    Apr 30, 2026Khalil E. Jahshan

    On April 26, 2026, right-wing Israeli politician Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announced the formation of a new party, officially named Beyachad (Tog…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Among US Democrats, Support for Israel Continues to Erode

    Apr 24, 2026Amy Hawthorne

    Amid all the dysfunction and paralysis on Capitol Hill, an important foreign policy change is taking place among Senate Democrats. On April 15, 2026, the Unite…

  • Viewpoint
    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    How to Topple an Autocrat: What Turkey’s Opposition Can Learn from Hungary

    Apr 23, 2026Salim Çevik

    Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary's April 2026 elections, after 16 years in power, showed that entrenched rulers can be defeated at the ballot box even when the…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Without a National Consensus, Lebanon’s Talks with Israel Are Doomed to Fail

    Apr 14, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    Forcing Lebanon to accept an occupation will backfire, provoking even fiercer resistance, risking civil war, and sowing heightened anti-American sentiments acr…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonUS Foreign Policy

    US Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War

    Apr 10, 2026Patricia Karam

    Following the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes across the country, inclu…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Israeli Settler Violence: A Strategy to Displace Palestinians from their Land

    Apr 10, 2026Yara M. Asi

    On April 9, 2026, news broke that the Israeli government had recently authorized the construction of 34 new settlements in the West Bank—nearly six times the n…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Iran War: Is Trump Looking for Exit Ramps or Escalation?

    Apr 7, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    US President Donald Trump proclaimed total victory over Iran in his Oval Office address on April Fools’ Day, saying, “We’ve beaten and completely decimated Ira…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Lessons from Lebanon’s Frustration: From the Christians Yesterday to the Shia Today

    Mar 30, 2026Mark Daou

    After the civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon entered a new phase of rebuilding state institutions and ending internal conflict. However, that phase was not equit…

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran

    Mar 27, 2026Curtis Ryan

    Eid 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 Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    US Backing for an Iranian Kurdish Armed Rebellion Likely to Backfire

    Mar 25, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    Several 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelReligion and Politics

    Israel, Christian Zionism, and Mike Huckabee

    Mar 25, 2026Gary Burge

    In late February 2026, influential right-wing media figure and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. It t…

  • Policy Analysis
    The 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 Studies

    The 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 Analysis
    TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and the War on Iran: Between Opportunity and Catastrophe

    Mar 18, 2026Salim Çevik

    The 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 Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Crime in Palestinian Society Inside Israel: Securitization Discourse and Redefining Responsibility

    Mar 13, 2026Saher Ghazawi

    IntroductionRecently, the phenomenon of violence and organized crime in Palestinian communities inside Israel has become a central issue in political, media, a…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Crisis and Solidarity in Lebanon

    Mar 12, 2026Patricia Karam

    The widening of hostilities following the March 2026 US-Israeli attacks on Iran has placed Lebanon on a dangerous trajectory. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the…

  • From our Affiliates
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    Epic Fury: Washington’s Contradictory War Aims in Iran

    Mar 8, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 28 February 2026, US President Donald Trump announced the launch of a joint US-Israeli military operation, dubbed “Epic Fury”, against Iran. Within 24 hours…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    After Khamenei: Operation Epic US–Iran Stalemate?

    Mar 6, 2026Daniel Brumberg

    There is no doubt that the United States will continue assassinating Iranian leaders in the belief that this strategy will deliver a political silver bullet to…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Trump and Netanyahu’s Iran Gambit: The Strategic Calculations behind Epic Fury

    Mar 6, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Following weeks of military mobilization and statements hinting at escalation from the White House, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale attack …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Whither Palestine and the Palestinians? 

    Mar 5, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    Let down by the international community, Arab states, and their own leadership, Palestinians have survived more than 75 years of war, persecution, and isolatio…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Huckabee Affair: Whose Foreign Policy Is It Anyway?

    Mar 4, 2026Mouin Rabbani

    It is not unusual for the US ambassador to Israel to be a political appointee. Since Martin Indyk secured the post in 1995, only three of the eight men who hav…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The War on Iran

    Mar 3, 2026Mehran Kamrava

    After months of tension and speculation, Israel and the United States jointly attacked Iran. The attacks started with a bombardment of the compound of the Isla…

  • Collective Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives

    Mar 2, 2026Susan M. Akram Charles W. Dunne Amy Hawthorne Patricia Karam Khalil E. Jahshan Annelle Sheline Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    The United States has joined Israel in an all-out war on the Islamic Republic of Iran. On February 28, 2026, a US armada of two aircraft carrier strike groups …

  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Disarming Hamas: What Analysts Get Wrong

    Mar 2, 2026Yazan Alhamdan

    On November 17, 2025, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2803 authorized the international stabilization force proposed by the United States to…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia Confronts the Israel–UAE Alignment in Somalia

    Feb 26, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    Israel’s December 2025 decision to recognize Somaliland’s unilateral declaration of independence was of grave concern to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh sees Somalia’s te…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    The Shrinking Space for Kurdish Autonomy in Syria

    Feb 26, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    In January 2026, clashes between Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resulted in Damascus regaining large parts of territory that h…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Israel’s Restrictions on Medical Evacuations from Gaza and the West Bank

    Feb 25, 2026Yara M. Asi

    Like thousands of others across occupied Palestine, five-year-old Mohammad Abu Asad has cancer. Mohammad was diagnosed in the early 2020s with an aggressive fo…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Phase Two’s Baked-In Failure: Why the Chances for Trump’s Gaza Plan Are Dim

    Feb 20, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    On October 13, 2025, more than 20 world leaders gathered at a ceremony in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to witness US President Donald Trump sign an agreement ending…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Board of Peace: Rebuilding Gaza, or Remaking the World?

    Feb 18, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    The Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” is slated to hold its inaugural meeting in Washington on February 19, 2026. After the United Nations (UN) Secur…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelEnergy and Economics

    Running on Empty: The Deepening Financial Crisis of the Palestinian Authority  

    Feb 12, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    The Palestinian Authority (PA) is nearly insolvent. A deep financial crisis is edging it closer to the brink of fiscal collapse. The PA’s main sources of reven…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Election Year in Israel: Portents of the Coming Political Battle

    Feb 6, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    The upcoming elections will mostly focus on domestic issues, while those related to the occupation, settlers, and control of Gaza will recede from public debat…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    A First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition

    Feb 4, 2026Patricia Karam

    In January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to rec…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives

    Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent

    Jan 29, 2026Salim Çevik

    On January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Another Step in the Weaponization of Aid: Israel Bans Humanitarian Agencies in Gaza

    Jan 22, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In late December 2025, two months after the much-lauded ceasefire agreement that was meant to end the physical destruction of Gaza and bring a significant incr…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    International Law and the Trump Board of Peace Charter

    Jan 21, 2026Brian Brivati

    President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) raise several international significant legal is…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security

    Jan 8, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Israel’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…

  • Collective Analysis
    The 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 Shihadeh

    In 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 Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    American Evangelicals’ Declining Support for Israel

    Dec 31, 2025Jonathan Kuttab

    Evangelical Christian support for Israel and its policies has long been one of the bedrock factors behind backing for Israel in the United States. Such support…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonEnergy and Economics

    Financial Regulation as the Foundation of Sovereignty? A Path to Disarmament for Lebanon

    Dec 26, 2025Patricia Karam

    Since 2019, Lebanon has experienced cumulative economic and institutional breakdown, leaving the state hollowed out, public trust shattered, and large segments…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Turkey’s Emerging Role in Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Dec 17, 2025Salim Çevik

    President Donald Trump envisions a central role for Turkey in Gaza. At the October 2025 Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit, Trump named Turkey as one of four guarant…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Unmitigated Danger of Lebanon’s Current Moment

    Dec 16, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Lebanon today is facing what is arguably its most dangerous moment, as its leaders and politicians grapple with the choice of continuing hostility with Israel …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Bribes and the Ballot Box: How Israel’s 2026 Budget Serves the Governing Coalition

    Dec 10, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    The Israeli government will soon present its economic and financial agenda for 2026 in the form of a draft budget and an Economic Arrangements Law that will se…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Give the United States a Qualitative Disadvantage?

    Dec 4, 2025Josh Paul

    President Trump announced that he would approve the sale to Saudi Arabia of the most advanced US manned strike fighter aircraft, the F-35.

  • Collective Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Tabatabai’s Killing: Perspectives on Hezbollah

    Nov 25, 2025Imad K. Harb Patricia Karam Nabeel A. Khoury

    On November 23, 2025, Israel succeeded in assassinating Hezbollah’s chief military commander, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, in its latest violation of the ceasefire n…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelSecurity and Defense

    The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?

    Nov 24, 2025Hanna Alshaikh

    The fastest route to Washington no longer runs through Tel Aviv, as the saying once went, but through Kiryat Gat, a small industrial city in southern Israel. O…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Prospects for Syria’s Democratization Under Ahmed al-Sharaa

    Nov 21, 2025Patricia Karam

    The spectacular and unforeseen fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 upended Syria’s political order and launched a precarious transition. Ahmed al-Sharaa o…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    UNSC Resolution 2803: A Shaky Step Toward the Unknown

    Nov 19, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    On November 17, 2025, following weeks of diplomatic maneuvering, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to approve Resolution 2803 (2025) in support …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Who Profits? US Corporations and the Whitewashing of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

    Nov 11, 2025Annelle Sheline

    Since Israel began its brutal assault on Gaza in October 2023, observers have asked how the world could allow the indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians to c…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    The Populist and the Pragmatist: Why Trump Sees a Kindred Spirit in Syria’s al-Sharaa

    Nov 11, 2025Daniel Neep

    At first glance, US President Donald J. Trump and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa inhabit very different political universes. Trump, the populist pre…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s Fragile Integration: The SDF Joins the Army but Autonomy Remains Elusive

    Nov 5, 2025Gregory Aftandilian

    An October 2025 deal between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—which are linked to the Kurdish-dominated autonomous administration in the northea…

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