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    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Jordan Bans the Muslim Brotherhood Amid Increasing Regional Strife

    May 1, 2025Curtis Ryan

    The Jordanian government made a dramatic move on April 23 against the oldest opposition movement in the country when it declared the Muslim Brotherhood illegal…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s False Paramedics Story Exemplifies Its Information War Against Palestinians

    May 1, 2025Yara M. Asi

    Over the past 18 months, a seemingly unending stream of horrific stories has emerged from Gaza, publicized across social media and in humanitarian reports.Thes…

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    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    A Calculus of Conflict: Netanyahu’s Political Survival Through Extended War

    Apr 16, 2025Thair Abu Ras

    After nearly two months of ceasefire, the Israeli government resumed its genocidal campaign in Gaza in March 2025. The Israeli government’s decision was not su…

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    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia’s Calculated Re-engagement in Syria and Lebanon

    Apr 8, 2025Unit for Political Studies

    On March 28, the Syrian and Lebanese defense ministers signed an agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, affirming the importance of demarcating borders between the…

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    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Challenges Facing Syria’s Constitutional Declaration

    Apr 4, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, Syria’s new administration announced on January 29, 2025, the appointment of Ahmed al-Shara…

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    LebanonIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    The Impact of Israeli Cyber Operations on Hezbollah

    Apr 2, 2025Amal Chmouny

    Alongside its war on Gaza, Israel has executed an array of cyber-attacks against Hezbollah that have disrupted the group’s communication systems, carried out c…

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    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    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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    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    The Arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu: A Critical Turning Point in Turkey’s Politics

    Mar 29, 2025Salim Çevik

    Turkey's political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the recent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most form…

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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Impulse-Driven Middle East Policy Creates Dangers and Opportunities

    Mar 27, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    A 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…

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    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    A New Opportunity for Palestinians in Syria

    Mar 21, 2025Nidal Betare

    In Syria under former President Hafez al-Assad, liberating Palestine at all costs was a regime slogan commensurate to freeing the Golan Heights of Israeli occu…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Center-Right and Leftist Parties Have Always Supported Displacing Gaza’s Palestinians

    Mar 12, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    IntroductionDuring his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 4, US President Donald Trump announced a plan to displace the residen…

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    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    A New Phase in Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict: Ocalan’s Call and Its Implications

    Mar 12, 2025Salim Çevik

    On February 27, 2025, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), made a historic call, through a letter, for the organizatio…