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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Persistent Illusion of Palestinian Reconciliation
Aug 7, 2023Khalil E. Jahshan
Representatives of 14 Palestinian political factions, including Fatah and Hamas, were invited to the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein on July 30, 2023 for r…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Americans Opt for a Democratic Israel, Not a Jewish State
Jul 20, 2023Imad K. Harb
The University of Maryland and Ipsos conducted a “Critical Issues Poll” from June 21 to 27 to probe Americans’ views on Israel, Zionism, and anti-Semitism. The…
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US Foreign Policy
Millions Dead from Post-9/11 US Wars: An Unconscionable Cost
May 23, 2023David Kanbergs
Last week, researchers working with Brown University’s Costs of War project released a substantial report detailing the number of indirect deaths caused by the…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sudan’s Transitional Process Is Dead and Buried
Apr 17, 2023Imad K. Harb
It would be very difficult to consider the ongoing intra-military conflict in Sudan as a struggle to advance the cause of democratic development in the country…
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EgyptThe War in Ukraine
The Fallout of Sisi’s Gambit with Russia
Apr 14, 2023Khalil Al-Anani
A leaked US intelligence document has revealed that Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi allegedly instructed officials to secretly produce and ship rockets,…
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JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Aqaba Joint Communique Dies in Huwwara
Feb 28, 2023Khalil E. Jahshan
On Sunday, February 26, 2023, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan hosted Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, and US officials in Aqaba, Jordan to try to stem the worri…
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SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Aid to Syrian and Turkish Earthquake Victims Must Arrive Unobstructed
Feb 10, 2023Imad K. Harb David Kanbergs
Many cities and neighborhoods in Turkey and Syria have either been destroyed or damaged to the point of making them uninhabitable. Rescue efforts in both count…
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Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia Will Not Find Strategic Protection in China
Dec 13, 2022Imad K. Harb
Saudi Arabia has just spent three days hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in a summit that some believe could be fateful for the kingdom’s future strategic a…