• 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…

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    Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran

    Mar 19, 2026

    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 …

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences

    Four 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS 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…

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    After Khamenei: Operation Epic US–Iran Stalemate?

    Mar 6, 2026

    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…

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

    Mar 6, 2026

    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
    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…

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    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…

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    The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives

    Mar 2, 2026

    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 …

  • 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…

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    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…

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    Regional Relations and Geopolitics

    A New World Order and Geopolitics in the Arab World

    Feb 17, 2026Muhannad Ayyash

    The current period is a crucial inflection point in world politics for many countries, including Arab states. It is today essential to ask whether leading Arab…

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