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    US Foreign Policy

    Foreign Policy in the Second Trump Administration Takes Shape 

    Nov 19, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury

    The foundations of President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy are now taking shape. He has nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as secretary of state, form…

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    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Saudi Arabia and Trump: Expectations and Challenges Ahead

    Nov 14, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    On November 5, former President Donald Trump successfully reclaimed the White House, achieving a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent, Vice President …

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    The Arab WorldUS Foreign Policy

    A Second Trump Administration: Potential Policy Toward the Middle East

    Nov 5, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    The November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Israel/Palestine Stain on Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy

    Oct 23, 2024Gregory Aftandilian

    Every US president wants to leave office with a positive legacy. Some do so to draw attention away from a scandal; others hope that the history books will trea…

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    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Foreign Policy’s Impact on the November Presidential Election

    Sep 25, 2024Gregory Aftandilian

    US presidential elections are usually decided on domestic issues, especially the economy. A candidate’s resting his or her presidential laurels on a foreign po…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Gaza, the American Elections, and the Fallout of a Disaster

    Sep 19, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    The United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to …

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    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Assessing GCC Perspectives on American-British Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

    Sep 11, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    Since last November, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, has been attacking commercial and merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden and th…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    If Biden Drops Out, Where Do Democrats Go on Israel-Gaza War?

    Jul 17, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On the heels of a disappointing presidential debate performance, much has been made of whether the Democratic Party will replace Joe Biden on the ticket this N…

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    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    The Biden-Trump Presidential Debate: Implications and Prospects

    Jul 4, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On Thursday, June 27, 2024, US President and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden and former President and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump held their first…

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    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Difficulties Facing a US-Saudi Security Agreement

    Jun 25, 2024Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    The search for a US-brokered Saudi-Israeli deal to normalize relations has assumed outsized significance in the administration’s approach to the Middle East.

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Biden’s Warmed-over Ceasefire Proposal

    Jun 6, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan

    In the midst of what the White House touted to supporters as a significant update of his administration’s diplomatic efforts regarding the eight-month-old unab…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Biden’s Gaza Announcement: What to Make of the Bizarre Spectacle

    Jun 4, 2024Yousef Munayyer

    On May 31, President Joe Biden announced what he described as a “comprehensive new proposal” offered by Israel for ending the war in Gaza that would be “a road…