• Intern Corner
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Rebuilding and Strengthening Syria’s State Institutions

    Dec 23, 2024Nour Taha

    Nour Taha discusses the need for reviving and strengthening state institutions in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime, stating that they are necessary…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and the Transition to a Post-Assad Regime in Syria

    Dec 20, 2024Salim Çevik

    Turkey's intervention in Syria and its approach to the post-Assad era reflects a complex interplay of short and long-term objectives shaped by domestic politic…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Syria’s Kurds Facing Dangerous Headwinds

    The rapid collapse of the Assad regime by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters has put Syrian Kurds of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and their autonomous …

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Recalibrating US Engagement in Yemen Under a New Trump Administration

    Dec 11, 2024Afrah Nasser

    The military escalation between the United States and the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has significant implications for Yemen’s future. As the Houthis …

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region

    The fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Trump and Company Return to the Folly of “Maximum Pressure” on Iran

    Dec 5, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    When it comes to US Iran policy, simple yet profound realities merit repeating. One of these is that economic sanctions are a tactic, not a strategy. Indeed, u…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Hezbollah’s Likely Demise and Lebanon’s Uncertain Future

    Dec 4, 2024Patricia Karam

    Israel's approval of a US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah set the stage for an end to fourteen months of fighting between the two parties, ushering in the po…

  • Policy Analysis
    TurkeyUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Election and Future of Turkish-American Relations

    Dec 4, 2024Salim Çevik

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed clear satisfaction with the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, quickly congratulating…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Motivations for Israel’s Unprecedented Destruction of Palestinian Lives

    Dec 2, 2024Daoud Kuttab

    For 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

    UNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of Return

    Dec 2, 2024Mtanes Shihadeh

    The 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…

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics

    Trump Is Back: What Does It Mean for Oil and US-Gulf Relations?

    Nov 27, 2024Jim Krane

    President-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…

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    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu: A Long Time Coming

    Nov 27, 2024Susan M. Akram John B. Quigley

    The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and intentional attacks against civilians and the crimes …