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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyGlobal Reactions to the Trump Peace Plan
Feb 20, 2020Yousef MunayyerYousef Munayyer cautions that Trump’s position and weight as president of the United States influence how the international community reacts to his plan for Pa…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy“Deal of the Century”: What Is It and Why Now?
Feb 4, 2020Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)While the circumstances may seem favorable in the United States and Israel for the implementation of Trump’s so-called peace plan, it is unlikely to win popula…
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SyriaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionSyria’s Problems Worsen While UN Efforts Fail
Dec 4, 2019Radwan ZiadehSyria’s deteriorating economic conditions and the failure of UN-sponsored discussions about a constitutional document indicate that the Syrian people will cont…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational LawIsrael’s Arguments for the Legality of Settlements under International Law
Nov 21, 2019Jonathan KuttabJonathan Kuttab lists Israel’s repeated arguments about its illegal settlements on the West Bank and rebuts them by referencing the Geneva Conventions and inte…
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LevantInternational LawThe Greenblatt Fallacy
Jun 19, 2019Imad K. HarbMr. Greenblatt’s extolling the virtues of the Bahrain meeting later in the month to supposedly improve the Palestinians’ economic conditions is condescending a…
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LevantInternational LawFriedman’s West Bank Annexation Remarks: Political Implications
Jun 17, 2019Khalil E. JahshanAmbassador Friedman’s remarks about Israel’s right to annex parts of the West Bank signal that the Trump Administration may be ready to endorse another Israeli…
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IranInternational LawOn the Lebanese-Israeli Border, US and Iran Are Negotiating
Jun 5, 2019Joe MacaronA breakthrough in Beirut is helping American mediation in the land and maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel, but many obstacles still prevent a q…
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyMohammed Bin Salman and the “Deal of the Century”
Dec 17, 2018Yousef MunayyerMbS has proven that he is the wrong man for the job of marketing Trump’s deal. If Trump goes ahead with his peace plan with MbS as his salesman, expectations o…
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Saudi ArabiaInternational LawMohammed bin Salman Tries to Polish His Image at the G20
Nov 29, 2018Imad K. HarbLooking at what has transpired since Khashoggi’s death, MbS’s participation in the G20 is unlikely to help him polish his image or restore his reputation.
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Saudi ArabiaDemocracy and GovernanceThe Global Magnitsky Act and Saudi Arabia
Oct 26, 2018Marcus MontgomeryThe Trump Administration prefers to accept a plausible story about the Khashoggi killing that allows the president to maneuver away from sanctioning Saudi indi…
