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Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Crime in Palestinian Society Inside Israel: Securitization Discourse and Redefining Responsibility
Mar 13, 2026Saher Ghazawi
IntroductionRecently, the phenomenon of violence and organized crime in Palestinian communities inside Israel has become a central issue in political, media, a…
Policy Analysis
LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Crisis and Solidarity in Lebanon
Mar 12, 2026Patricia Karam
The widening of hostilities following the March 2026 US-Israeli attacks on Iran has placed Lebanon on a dangerous trajectory. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Gulf in the Line of Fire: The Calculations and Contradictions of Iranian Strategy
Mar 9, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
No sooner had news broke of a US-Israeli attack on Tehran on the morning of 28 February 2026, than Iran had launched a series of its own strikes targeting the …
Policy Analysis
Epic Fury: Washington’s Contradictory War Aims in Iran
Mar 8, 2026
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…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
After Khamenei: Operation Epic US–Iran Stalemate?
Mar 6, 2026Daniel Brumberg
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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IranUS Foreign Policy
Trump and Netanyahu’s Iran Gambit: The Strategic Calculations behind Epic Fury
Mar 6, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
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
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Whither Palestine and the Palestinians?
Mar 5, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Let down by the international community, Arab states, and their own leadership, Palestinians have survived more than 75 years of war, persecution, and isolatio…
Policy Analysis
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Timeline of Key Events in Sudan
Mar 5, 2026Ingie Gohar
This timeline traces the key political and military developments in Sudan from the 2018 uprising that toppled former President Omar al-Bashir to the ongoing wa…
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…
Collective Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives
Mar 2, 2026Susan M. Akram Charles W. Dunne Amy Hawthorne Patricia Karam Khalil E. Jahshan Annelle Sheline Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
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 …
Intern Corner
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Disarming Hamas: What Analysts Get Wrong
Mar 2, 2026Yazan Alhamdan
On November 17, 2025, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2803 authorized the international stabilization force proposed by the United States to…