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AlgeriaDemocracy and Governance
What Algeria’s Elections Really Revealed
Jul 28, 2026Patricia Karam
The results of Algeria’s July 2, 2026, parliamentary elections were entirely predictable. The National Liberation Front (FLN), the party that has dominated pol…
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YemenUS Foreign Policy
Trump Threatens “Major Military Punishment” for Yemen’s Houthis
Jul 23, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Until this week, the Houthis had been waiting to see whether their military involvement might be needed or called for in the conflict between the United States…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Hamas Dissolves its Government in Gaza, but the Board of Peace Remains the Problem
Jul 15, 2026Dana El Kurd
On July 6, 2026, Hamas’s Gaza government announced that it had dissolved its Emergency Committee, the body that has run the enclave since October 2023, and wou…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Israel’s Election and Eisenkot’s Arab Coalition Dilemma
Jul 15, 2026Joseph Mansour
Israelis are set to head to the polls on October 27, 2026, for what some have touted as the most consequential election in the country’s history. Gadi Eisenkot…
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IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Iran’s Nuclear Leverage Survives the War
Jun 24, 2026Sina Azodi
When President Donald Trump, in close partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, he anticipated the total capitula…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
What Does the US-Iran Deal Mean for Lebanese Sovereignty?
Jun 18, 2026Rola El-Husseini
Lebanon has never possessed genuine sovereignty, and this chronic deficit of internal and external control renders it a permanent arena for proxy warfare.
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LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Israel’s War of Displacement in Lebanon
Jun 16, 2026Heba Gowayed
Since March 2, 2026, the most recent bout of Israeli violence in Lebanon has displaced an estimated 1.2 million people—a fifth of the country’s population. Isr…
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IranUS Foreign Policy
Will Trump “Finish the Job” in Iran?
Jun 12, 2026Daniel Brumberg
The US-Iranian ceasefire of April 8, 2026, may not withstand President Donald Trump’s June 11, 2026 threat to seize Iran’s Kharg Island and to take control of …