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    JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran

    Mar 27, 2026Curtis Ryan

    Eid al-Fitr should be a time of joy, but for Jordanians, and for so many others across the region, this year it was accompanied by air raid sirens, missiles, a…

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics

    The Iran War and the End of the US-Gulf “Oil for Security” Deal

    Mar 27, 2026Jim Krane

    In early March 2026, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war launched by the United States and Israel, making it impossible for oil…

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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    US Backing for an Iranian Kurdish Armed Rebellion Likely to Backfire

    Mar 25, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    Several of Iran’s Kurdish political factions are hopeful that they may be part of any effort to dismantle the Islamic Republic and achieve autonomy for their c…

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran

    Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The US-Israel war on Iran, which initially appeared as a series of escalatory exchanges, has evolved into a broader war spanning multiple theaters, drawing in …

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    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences

    Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    Four years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…

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    TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and the War on Iran: Between Opportunity and Catastrophe

    Mar 18, 2026Salim Çevik

    The launch of the US-Israel war on Iran did not surprise Ankara, but it did not please it either. Turkey, along with other regional powers including Saudi Arab…

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    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 …

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    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…

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    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…

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    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Reality and Threats of the STC’s Takeover of Eastern Yemen

    Dec 29, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    Two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, dominated the greater Middle East during the days of the Cold War. What happened from the Levant down …

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    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sudan: International Actors Need to be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

    Dec 1, 2025Gregory Aftandilian

    The war in Sudan has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with an estimated 150,000 people dead and millions displaced since the conflict broke…

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