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From our Affiliates
US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects
May 8, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
The United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, while T…
Policy Analysis
Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara
Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…
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Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coast: Background and Implications
Mar 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Syria’s coastal region saw a wave of bloody sectarian violence from 6-10 March, sparked by armed clashes between remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s…
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Israel’s Policy in post-Assad Syria
Mar 11, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December last year. In the three days after Syrian opposi…
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The Beautification of War: Digital Communications, Public Indifference, Rebel Journalism, and Civilian Resistance in the Age of Meta Wars
Mar 3, 2025John Keane
Digital communications technologies are nowadays enabling not only frightening transformations of the modes and weapons of warfare but also, paradoxically, med…
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Israel’s Campaign against Qatar over Its Support for Gaza and a Ceasefire
Feb 24, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
As Qatar positions itself as the main mediator in the negotiations towards a full prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas, and pushes for an end to Israel’s…
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Trump’s Plan to ‘Cleanse’ Gaza: Origins and Implications
Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to permanently displace more than two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, while the US takes ove…
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The New Syrian Administration Caught between Domestic Demands and Foreign Pressures
Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Nearly two months since the fall of the Assad regime, the new Syrian administration faces major domestic and foreign challenges as it tries to resurrect state …
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The Gaza Deal, Trump, and What to Expect from His Policy on Palestine
Feb 3, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
After more than 15 months of brutal, destructive Israeli aggression against Gaza, Qatari-led mediation efforts in cooperation with Egypt and the United States …
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Biden’s Approach to Post-Assad Syria
Jan 12, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
US President Joe Biden’s administration welcomed the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria on 8 December as a “historic opportunity for the long-sufferin…
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Netanyahu and Gallant Arrest Warrants: International Justice on Trial
Jan 5, 2025Nizar Ayoub
When the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 was adopted, very few expected that it would be applied to Israeli officials.
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Gaza: Economic Collapse and Humanitarian Catastrophe
Dec 26, 2024The Unit for Economic Studies
It has been a year since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began, leaving behind a trail of unprecedented destruction and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe tha…
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The Aqaba Summit and the Transition Process in Syria
Dec 17, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
The statement issued following the Aqaba meetings received mixed reactions in Syrian circles. While no official comment was issued by the Syrian interim govern…
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Syria Transition: Nothing Left to Lose and Everything to Gain
Dec 16, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Syria has entered a new phase with the fall of the regime facing myriad challenges. The deposed regime destroyed the country through policies of violence and o…
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Rebel Takeover as Syrian Regime Forces Retreat
Dec 4, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Since the end of summer, opposition forces have been preparing for a military operation that had intended to be limited to retaking the areas seized by the reg…
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Implications of the ICC Arrest Warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant
Nov 26, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
The ICC’s arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant set a qualitative precedent in the history of international judicial practice; no international judicia…
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What Does Gallant Dismissal Mean for Netanyahu Coalition?
Nov 13, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Taking advantage of the US preoccupation with the presidential elections, Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, following several failed attempts …
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What Does Saeid’s Re-Election Mean for Tunisian Democracy?
Oct 10, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
The presidential elections in Tunisia bore no surprises, with Kais Saied winning 90.69 per cent of the vote, but the repercussions Tunisian politics will be re…
Policy Analysis
GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications
Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political 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…
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After Assassinating Nasrallah, Will Israel Escalate Further?
Sep 30, 2024The Unit for Political 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…

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