Policy Analysis

Policy Analysis
YemenEnergy and Economics
Houthi Red Sea Attacks Have Global Economic Repercussions
Apr 5, 2024Jim Krane
The Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping present a new phenomenon in geo-economic conflict: a non-state actor using asymmetric warfare not just to fight conventi…
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Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
“Heartbreak and Heartlessness” in Gaza: Crisis in International Humanitarian Aid
Mar 28, 2024Yara M. Asi
In March 2024, after months of watching and funding the active destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure and the degradation of its population, the global powers st…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Return to First Principles: The ‘Day After’ and Palestinian Self-Determination
Mar 26, 2024Saul Takahashi
On numerous occasions since October 2023, Israel, the United States, and other countries have outlined their visions for how Gaza, and Palestine as a whole, sh…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Gaza and the Battle of Negations in the United States (and Beyond)
Mar 14, 2024Daniel Brumberg
At no point in the history of the Middle East has the Palestinian-Israeli conflict collided with US domestic politics in such a visceral way as today. As multi…
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Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia May Be Taking Center Stage in Post-Gaza Peace
Feb 28, 2024Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
With Israel’s war on Gaza in its fifth month amid ongoing international pressure for a ceasefire, Saudi Arabia has become the focus of much attention over what…
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YemenUS Foreign Policy
Instead of Houthi Designation, the United States Should Embrace a Comprehensive Approach
Feb 28, 2024Afrah Nasser
On January 17, the United States designated the Houthis in Yemen, also known as Ansar Allah, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in response to t…
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UAERegional Relations and Geopolitics
The UAE and the Red Sea Security Crisis
Feb 27, 2024Giorgio Cafiero
Despite the Israeli war on Gaza killing nearly 30,000 Palestinians, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has clung to the Abraham Accords, which it signed with Israe…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Arab States Have Supported and Shunned Hamas in the Gaza War
Feb 21, 2024Rami G. Khouri
Four months of warfare between Israel and Hamas have generated regional and global dynamics that will shape the Middle East for decades. But the war in Gaza ha…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Unprecedented Internal Displacement in Gaza
Feb 14, 2024Kelsey Norman
Conflicts always produce more internally displaced individuals than refugees. While there are approximately 32 million refugees worldwide, the number of intern…
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JordanRegional Relations and Geopolitics
From Gaza to the Syrian Border, Jordan Is Increasingly in the Line of Fire
Feb 9, 2024Curtis Ryan
Since Israel launched its current war on Gaza last October, Jordanians have been closely watching the enclave, and the rising tensions in the region, with deep…
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EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Egypt, the Gaza War, and Fears of Another Nakba
Feb 7, 2024Charles W. Dunne
Like most Arab countries, Egypt was stunned by the conflagration ignited by last October’s Hamas attack inside southern Israel and subsequent Israeli onslaught…
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IraqSecurity and Defense
Iraq’s Illusory Sovereignty: Domestic and Foreign Culprits
Feb 7, 2024Rend Al-Rahim
The abridgement of Iraqi state sovereignty began at least with the Gulf War of 1991, when Iraq’s Kurds received international protection, the United States and…