• Policy Analysis

    The War on Gaza: Deterrence or Inching toward Direct US Involvement?

    Oct 17, 2023

    The official American position has passed through three phases in less than ten days. First, like Israel itself, Washington and its western allies suffered fro…

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    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    The Menendez Fiasco: Implications for US-Egyptian Relations

    Washington has been abuzz lately over the shocking political intrigue involving the Egyptian government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the powerful former chairma…

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    The Awkward Biden-Netanyahu Encounter Was a Dud

    Sep 22, 2023

    Although the United States and Israel have enjoyed a uniquely close alliance since the latter’s declaration of statehood on May 14, 1948, the bilateral relatio…

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    Americans Opt for a Democratic Israel, Not a Jewish State

    Jul 20, 2023

    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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    Millions Dead from Post-9/11 US Wars: An Unconscionable Cost

    May 23, 2023

    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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    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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    The Aqaba Joint Communique Dies in Huwwara

    Feb 28, 2023

    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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    Is Biden Serious about His Summit for Democracy?

    Dec 6, 2021

    Since his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden has been hinting at a renewed focus on democracy by his administration to reverse the dismal re…