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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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    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 …

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Section 224: US-Israel Defense Integration Beyond Military Aid

    Jun 4, 2026Josh Paul

    For decades, the US-Israel defense relationship has been one of donor and recipient. True, there is operational collaboration in intelligence sharing and count…

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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    After the Iran War, No One Can Guarantee the Gulf’s Security

    May 26, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    The US-Israeli war on Iran has severely weakened if not destroyed the Pax Americana, the US-led political, economic, and security structure that, despite numer…

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    Public Opinion

    America Never Had the Arab World: The Ruins of the Liberal International Order

    May 4, 2026Dana El Kurd

    A recent Foreign Affairs article by Amaney Jamal and Michael Robbins of the Arab Barometer public opinion project carries a blunt headline: “America Has Lost t…

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    International Law

    The Uncertainties of the New World Order Affect the Middle East

    Feb 11, 2026Amal Mudallali

    The rules-based world order is facing its most serious, indeed existential, challenge since it was created after World War II. What makes this moment in world …

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    US Foreign Policy

    US National Security Strategies: From Carter to Trump 

    Dec 11, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    Over the past several decades, US National Security Strategies (NSS) have reflected a combination of goals and approaches that remained general enough to refle…

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    US Foreign Policy

    The Machinery of Impunity: How Washington’s Elite Stays above the Law—and How to End It

    Dec 3, 2025Jasmine El-Gamal

    From the torture carried out during the George W. Bush administration to the surge in drone warfare under President Barack Obama, from President Joe Biden’s un…

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