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    The Arab WorldUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Democrats Sweep Congress: Implications for the Middle East and US Foreign Policy

    Nov 5, 2026Daniel Brumberg Amy Hawthorne Tamara Kharroub Jim Krane Yousef Munayyer Annelle Sheline

    The astonishing victories of the Democratic Party in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections have rekindled hopes of curbing the Trump administration’s worst e…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    US Churches and the Mainstreaming of Palestinian Solidarity

    Nov 5, 2026Philip Farah

    US churches have been at the forefront of the Palestine solidarity movement in recent years. On July 30, 2025, for example, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in …

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    TunisiaDemocracy and Governance

    Tunisia’s Authoritarian Bargain Runs Dry

    Oct 29, 2026Patricia Karam

    During the summer of 2026—the hottest that Tunisia has recorded since 1950—the state could not keep the lights on. Rolling power outages, some lasting over ten…

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    EgyptSecurity and Defense

    Egypt Weighs Diplomacy and Military Intervention in the Red Sea

    Oct 27, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    Egypt has several good reasons for wanting the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia to end. After losing billions of dollars in Suez Canal tolls durin…

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    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israel’s 2026 Elections: Jewish Power Hopes to Lead the Populist and Extremist Right

    Oct 20, 2026Mohanad Mustafa

    In Israel’s 25th Knesset election (held in 2022), the electoral strength of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party increased when it won six seat…

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    SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    The “Syria Without Camps” Initiative: Necessary but Premature?

    Oct 15, 2026Heba Gowayed

    Two years after the end of a nearly 14-year war that resulted in one of the world’s largest and most protracted humanitarian crises, Syria is envisaging the hi…

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    SyriaSecurity and Defense

    Turkey, Israel, and the Struggle over Syria’s New Order

    Oct 14, 2026Salim Çevik

    Israel’s August 18, 2026, airstrike on the Abu al-Dhuhour airbase, about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, marked a new escalation in Turkish-Israeli comp…

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    Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Saudi Arabia’s Search for Allies in Yemen

    Oct 9, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On October 5, 2026, Yemen’s internationally recognized government began an offensive with support from Saudi Arabia to retake the territory taken by Ansar Alla…

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    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Why Saudi Arabia Has Returned to War in Yemen

    Oct 6, 2026Annelle Sheline

    Riyadh apparently believes that diplomacy has failed and previous efforts to appease the Houthis have merely caused their ambitions to expand. The Yemeni popul…

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    OmanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    No Power Can Master Hormuz: Oman and the Politics of Maritime Interdependence

    Oct 5, 2026Amal Ghazal

    For centuries, empires and regional powers have fought over the Strait of Hormuz, occupying its islands, fortifying its ports, taxing its commerce, and policin…

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    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Hamas and the Politics of Decommissioning in Gaza

    Oct 2, 2026Muhammad Shehada

    For almost three years, Israel and the United States have repeatedly claimed that the war in Gaza would end if Hamas laid down its arms. In July 2026, however,…

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and Defense

    How Smaller GCC States Are Navigating the Mecca Defense Agreement

    Oct 1, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    The recent recommencement of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, raises important questions abou…

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