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LevantUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsChanging Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists
Aug 5, 2026Gregory AftandilianThe 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…
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyTrump Threatens “Major Military Punishment” for Yemen’s Houthis
Jul 23, 2026Nabeel A. KhouryUntil this week, the Houthis had been waiting to see whether their military involvement might be needed or called for in the conflict between the United States…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon
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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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyLimiting the Damage: Saudi Arabia and the Islamabad Memorandum
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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IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe US-Iran Interim Deal: A Fragile Ceasefire
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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IranUS Foreign PolicyWill Trump “Finish the Job” in Iran?
Jun 12, 2026Daniel BrumbergThe US-Iranian ceasefire of April 8, 2026, may not withstand President Donald Trump’s June 11, 2026 threat to seize Iran’s Kharg Island and to take control of …
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IranUS Foreign PolicyAfter the Iran War, No One Can Guarantee the Gulf’s Security
May 26, 2026Charles W. DunneThe US-Israeli war on Iran has severely weakened if not destroyed the Pax Americana, the US-led political, economic, and security structure that, despite numer…
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Public OpinionAmerica Never Had the Arab World: The Ruins of the Liberal International Order
May 4, 2026Dana El KurdA recent Foreign Affairs article by Amaney Jamal and Michael Robbins of the Arab Barometer public opinion project carries a blunt headline: “America Has Lost t…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyAmong US Democrats, Support for Israel Continues to Erode
Apr 24, 2026Amy HawthorneAmid 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…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyHow to Avoid Mutually Assured Devastation in the Gulf
Apr 17, 2026Daniel BrumbergThe April 12, 2026, collapse of US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, could open the door to the perils of mutually assured devastation. This differs from the …
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LebanonUS Foreign PolicyUS Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War
Apr 10, 2026Patricia KaramFollowing the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes across the country, inclu…
- Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign PolicyThe Iran War: Is Trump Looking for Exit Ramps or Escalation?
Apr 7, 2026Charles W. DunneUS 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…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and EconomicsThe Iran War and the End of the US-Gulf “Oil for Security” Deal
Mar 27, 2026Jim KraneIn early March 2026, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war launched by the United States and Israel, making it impossible for oil…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyUS Backing for an Iranian Kurdish Armed Rebellion Likely to Backfire
Mar 25, 2026Gregory AftandilianSeveral 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…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict ResolutionCaught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran
Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe 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 …
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences
Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenFour years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyAfter Khamenei: Operation Epic US–Iran Stalemate?
Mar 6, 2026Daniel BrumbergThere 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…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyTrump and Netanyahu’s Iran Gambit: The Strategic Calculations behind Epic Fury
Mar 6, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesFollowing weeks of military mobilization and statements hinting at escalation from the White House, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale attack …
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IranUS Foreign PolicyThe 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 UlrichsenThe 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 …
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaPhase Two’s Baked-In Failure: Why the Chances for Trump’s Gaza Plan Are Dim
Feb 20, 2026Yousef MunayyerOn 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…
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaTrump’s Board of Peace: Rebuilding Gaza, or Remaking the World?
Feb 18, 2026Charles W. DunneThe 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…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign PolicyThe Trump Administration and the Fracturing Saudi-UAE Alliance
Jan 21, 2026Giorgio CafieroThe historically close alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is under strain because of diverging strategic priorities and competiti…
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MauritaniaUS Foreign PolicyThe Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania
Jan 2, 2026Marwa ElessawyOn July 9, 2025, the Trump administration hosted the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a White House summit. The summit aime…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyAmerican Evangelicals’ Declining Support for Israel
Dec 31, 2025Jonathan KuttabEvangelical 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…
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IraqUS Foreign PolicyUndiplomatic Diplomacy Jeopardizes Improvements in US-Iraqi Relationship
Dec 26, 2025Gregory AftandilianUS-Iraqi ties have witnessed an improvement over the past few months, largely in the energy and defense sectors that are key components of the bilateral relati…
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US Foreign PolicyUS National Security Strategies: From Carter to Trump
Dec 11, 2025Nabeel A. KhouryOver the past several decades, US National Security Strategies (NSS) have reflected a combination of goals and approaches that remained general enough to refle…
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US Foreign PolicyThe Machinery of Impunity: How Washington’s Elite Stays above the Law—and How to End It
Dec 3, 2025Jasmine El-GamalFrom the torture carried out during the George W. Bush administration to the surge in drone warfare under President Barack Obama, from President Joe Biden’s un…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyUNSC Resolution 2803: A Shaky Step Toward the Unknown
Nov 19, 2025Khalil E. JahshanOn November 17, 2025, following weeks of diplomatic maneuvering, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to approve Resolution 2803 (2025) in support …
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyMBS Returns to Washington: Re-Assessing US-Saudi Relations
Nov 18, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenMohammed bin Salman’s return to Washington after seven years signals a recalibration of US-Saudi ties, with Riyadh seeking security assurances as well as suppo…
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SyriaUS Foreign PolicyThe Populist and the Pragmatist: Why Trump Sees a Kindred Spirit in Syria’s al-Sharaa
Nov 11, 2025Daniel NeepAt first glance, US President Donald J. Trump and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa inhabit very different political universes. Trump, the populist pre…
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QatarUS Foreign PolicyQatar Copes with Trump’s Middle East Vision
Nov 6, 2025Daniel BrumbergAmong Arab states, perhaps none faces a more complex challenge in managing relations with President Donald Trump than Qatar. Ironically, Doha’s deepening partn…
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SyriaDemocracy and GovernanceSyria’s Fragile Integration: The SDF Joins the Army but Autonomy Remains Elusive
Nov 5, 2025Gregory AftandilianAn 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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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyNo Protection, No Justice: US Citizens Killed with Impunity by Israel
Oct 30, 2025Yara M. AsiOn a cold night in January 2022, Omar Assad, an elderly Palestinian American man, was driving back to his town in the West Bank after a night of playing cards …
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Palestine/IsraelThe War on GazaGaza’s Medical Crisis and the US Visa Freeze
Sep 25, 2025Yara M. AsiOn July 7, 2024, an Israeli bombing in Khan Younis, Gaza, killed the parents, brother, and sister of a three-year-old Palestinian boy named Adam. While Adam’s …
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EgyptUS Foreign PolicyThe US-Egypt Relationship Might Face a Reckoning
Sep 11, 2025Charles W. DunneThe relationship between the United States and Egypt has seen many highs and lows over the decades. Under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and now Trump …
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyTrump’s Support for Netanyahu: A Political Liability?
Aug 29, 2025Gregory AftandilianDespite occasional irritations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump has made unconditional US backing of the Israeli leader a…
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US Foreign PolicyTrump Administration Guts State’s Human Rights Reports
Aug 29, 2025Ingie GoharOn August 12, 2025, the US Department of State released the 2024 human rights reports, covering 198 countries and territories. State’s annual reports were prev…
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LebanonSecurity and DefenseDisarming Hezbollah: Lebanon at a Crossroads
Aug 20, 2025Patricia KaramThe only viable route to lasting stability, economic recovery, and sovereignty is to restore the Lebanese state's constitutional monopoly over arms through a t…
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SyriaUS Foreign PolicyLifting US Sanctions on Syria: A New Chapter for Damascus and Beirut?
Jul 18, 2025Patricia KaramIn a May 13, 2025, speech in Riyadh, President Donald Trump surprised the world by pledging to lift all US sanctions on Syria. Trump’s unexpected announcement …
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyA Trump-Netanyahu New Middle East?
Jul 9, 2025Nabeel A. KhouryThe Trump administration and the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been following a roadmap toward their own version of a…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyTrump Must Push for a Gaza Ceasefire Without Indulging Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy
Jul 7, 2025Daniel BrumbergWe may never, or at least not anytime soon, know definitively how much of Iran's nuclear program Israel and the United States destroyed. But even if the attack…
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Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael-Iran Confrontation Tests Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Neutrality
Jul 2, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesOvernight on June 21-22, American military aircraft launched strikes on three nuclear facilities inside Iran, most notably the fortified Fordow plant. To reach…
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IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe GCC States and the US-Iran Dance Near the Abyss
Jul 2, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenYears of shadowboxing and increasingly direct skirmishing between Israel and Iran erupted into 12 days of conflict that began in the early hours of June 13 and…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyPerspectives on the US Attack on Iran and Its Repercussions
Jun 23, 2025Charles W. Dunne Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Assal Rad Annelle Sheline Kristian Coates UlrichsenAfter waiting for a week following Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump decided to involve the United States directly in the Israeli-Iran…
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President Trump’s Iran War
Jun 20, 2025Yousef MunayyerAs the smoke rises above Iran and Israel after waves of Israeli airstrikes and Iranian retaliation, only one thing is immediately clear: President Donald Trump…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyPolitical Divisions Over Israel’s Iran Attack Highlight Tough Choices for Trump
Jun 19, 2025Charles W. DunneIsrael’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and an ever-expanding list of targets has exposed fundamental disagreements among Americans over support for Isr…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyIsrael’s Iran Assault Has Created a Crisis for Which Trump Is Not Prepared
Jun 16, 2025Daniel BrumbergOver the last 18 months, Iran quadrupled its stock of 60 percent enriched uranium. Yet however “successful,” this effort was fraught with danger for the Islami…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyThe 2025 Israel-Iran War: The American Dimension
Jun 16, 2025Khalil E. JahshanFor the past three decades as a political figure, Benjamin Netanyahu has been obsessed with Iran’s perceived existential threat to Israel, particularly its eme…
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US Foreign PolicyTrump’s Cuts Badly Affect Promoting International Democracy and Human Rights
Jun 16, 2025Charles W. DunneThe Trump administration’s swift demolition of key governmental and government-funded institutions promoting democracy abroad is a clear attack not just on imp…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign PolicyWill Trump’s Gulf Trip Exacerbate or Mitigate the Arab World’s Three Plagues?
May 22, 2025Rami G. KhouriThe lasting effects of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf region may only become clear in the year ahead, making any suggestions of profound changes…
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyDeals Without Guarantees: Trump’s Gulf Visit and the Future of US–Saudi Relations
May 22, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesOn May 13, US President Donald Trump began a four-day tour of Gulf countries, during which he traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UA…
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyImplications of the US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal
May 21, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on May 6 of a ceasefire deal with Yemen’s Houthis—in which the militant group pledged not to target American shi…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyOccupation Funded, Development Denied: How American Aid Cuts Affect the West Bank
May 16, 2025Adriana HashemOn his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump made his opening moves to dismantle the fiscal and ideological foundations of American foreign…
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyPresident Trump Does Business in Saudi Arabia
May 13, 2025Imad K. HarbIn front of a packed hall hosting an investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump spoke of an ironclad American-Saudi relationship that …
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IranUS Foreign PolicyAlready Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations
May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-RichLawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…
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Changing GCC Outlook Toward US-Iran Talks
May 7, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenLeaders of the six GCC states have worked assiduously since 2021 to repair and rebuild ties with Iran as part of a ‘de-risking’ strategy designed to take the s…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign PolicyUS Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony
May 6, 2025Jim KraneGulf sovereign wealth funds are grappling with zig-zagging share valuations, while the falling oil price—compounded by a falling dollar—is throttling capital f…
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Restructuring the US Department of State: The De-prioritization of Human Rights?
May 2, 2025Annelle ShelineOn April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a proposed “comprehensive reorganization plan” of the US Department of State. The information that he pos…
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US Foreign PolicyOne Hundred Days of Trump’s Foreign Policy: US Reputation and the World Order Take a Hit
Apr 29, 2025Charles W. DunneThe onslaught of US President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy has surprised the world with its depth and ferocity.
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyTrump’s Upcoming Trip to Saudi Arabia Amid Regional Uncertainties
Apr 25, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump plans to make Saudi Arabia the first country he will visit during his second term in office—after his visit to the Vatican to take part …
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IranUS Foreign PolicyTrump Might Go for a Nuclear Deal Without a Larger Middle East Strategy
Apr 22, 2025Daniel BrumbergOver the last week, Iran hardliners in Washington have issued dire warnings about the Trump administration’s launching of nuclear talks with Iran. Iranian lead…
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Education and DevelopmentWhere Are Our College Leaders? The Danger of Anticipatory Obedience in Higher Education
Apr 9, 2025Tariq HabashSince October 7, 2023, American colleges and universities have repeatedly found themselves at the center of escalating political pressure amid student activism…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe United States Is a Frontline in the Palestine vs. Israel Conflict
Apr 3, 2025Rami G. KhouriIn the past year—especially over the last two months—unprecedented developments in the Middle East and the United States have pulled the Palestinian struggle f…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyTrump’s Impulse-Driven Middle East Policy Creates Dangers and Opportunities
Mar 27, 2025Daniel BrumbergA recent report by a pro-Israel think tank in Washington cautions against making any deal with Iran that does not provide for the total dismantlement of Tehran…
