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    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Iraq’s Kurdistan Region After the Iran War

    Jun 9, 2026Patricia Karam

    The US-Israeli war on Iran has spilled over into other countries, including neighboring Iraq. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been highly exposed to the confl…

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    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Humanitarian Impact of the War on Iran

    Jun 3, 2026Yara M. Asi

    For the hundreds of children that attended the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026, probably began like any other d…

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    OmanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Oman and the Iran War: Neutrality Under Strain

    May 28, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    Oman has been thrust back into the diplomatic spotlight. On May 27, 2026, US President Donald Trump told reporters that Oman, a Gulf state that has maintained …

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    Saudi ArabiaEnergy and Economics

    Vision 2030 and the Iran War: Saudi Arabia’s Resilience Under Strain

    May 28, 2026Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    Three months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, the conflict is at stalemate: The ceasefire that began on April 8, 2026, ha…

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    IranEnergy and Economics

    Why Devastating Iran’s Economy Will Not Break the Regime

    May 28, 2026Hadi Kahalzadeh

    Since President Donald Trump launched the US-Israel assault on Iran in late February 2026, the Trump administration has offered several objectives for the war.…

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    IranEnergy and Economics

    Hormuz as Deterrent: How Iran’s Leverage Could Reshape Gulf Infrastructure

    May 21, 2026Jim Krane

    Iran has managed to convert its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz into a strategic deterrent. By blocking maritime trade, Iran has demonstrated that it can imp…

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    Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War

    May 21, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Saudi Arabia finds itself in the center of a storm not of its choosing and its choices in confronting that storm are narrow and costly.

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    IranProtests and Activism

    Why Protest Has Not Produced Political Change in Iran

    May 12, 2026Sina Toossi

    Iran has not lacked moments of mass defiance against the regime. Over the past two decades, repeated waves of protest have challenged the authority, legitimacy…

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    Annexation Through Law: Land Registration and Palestinian Dispossession in the West Bank

    May 7, 2026Alaa Mahajna

    On February 8, 2026, Israel’s security cabinet adopted a series of decisions concerning the occupied West Bank, followed on February 15 by a government resolut…

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    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Middle East after the Iran War: Between Order and Chaos

    May 6, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    For a president who has so often signaled his wish for a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump has resorted to military force with remarkable frequency in the 15 mon…

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    LibyaDemocracy and Governance

    Libya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

    May 5, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    In April 2026, with the help of the United States, Libya’s two parallel governments reached an agreement on a unified national budget for the first time since …

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    IraqDemocracy and Governance

    Politics in a Parallel Universe: Iraq’s Leadership Crisis and the Iran War

    Apr 29, 2026Harith Hasan

    The Iraqi government and the leaders of the country’s ruling political factions have every reason for alarm. The US–Israeli war on Iran—and its profound conseq…

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