• From our Affiliates
    Saudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza

    Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant

    Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    In July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are

    Aug 13, 2025Sarah Leah Whitson

    The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcemen…

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    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Lebanon Seeks a State Monopoly on Arms: Political and Security Implications

    Aug 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The recent Israeli war on Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage to Hezbollah’s capabilities and decimated its leadership, gave the United States and Israel an…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Rumors and Risks: Lebanon’s Political Anxieties and Relations with the New Syria

    Aug 12, 2025Patricia Karam

    In May 2025, Syria’s transitional President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, confirmed that his government was in indirect communication with Israel, the first time the two s…

  • Policy Analysis
    TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Moderation Without Transformation: Why Turkey Is Failing Syria’s Postwar Transition

    Aug 8, 2025Salim Çevik

    After years of investing in Syria’s opposition, Ankara is committed to see the emerging government in Damascus establish a functioning state that can restore b…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Deadly “Humanitarianism” in Gaza

    Aug 8, 2025

    About the PodcastExperts discuss Israel's use of starvation as a weapon and the role of the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" in exacerbating the suffering in the…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia and the New Syria: Constructive Pragmatism?

    A large Saudi business delegation traveled to Syria on July 23-25, 2025, and participated in an inaugural Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at the presidential pal…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    From Sectarianism to Tribalism: Rebuilding Syria’s Power Structures

    Aug 6, 2025Haian Dukhan

    The July 13–18, 2025 violence between Druze and Bedouin in Syria’s southern al-Suwayda governorate was followed by a massive wave of tribal mobilization across…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Gaza Famine and the Israeli Politics of Denial

    Aug 4, 2025

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses the famine in Gaza and analyzes how Israel has sought to distort the realities of Palestinian suffering through disinformation and pro…

  • Book Talks
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Understanding Palestine and Israel

    Aug 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    A conversation with Phyllis Bennis about her new book on Israel and Palestine, which delves into the historical roots of the conflict and examines the current …

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Refugees Return to Syria: Challenges and Uncertainties

    Aug 1, 2025Heba Gowayed

    Globally the human displacement crisis has reached unprecedented heights, with one in every 67 people forced from their homes. During its 14 long years of civi…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    The Clashes in al-Suwayda: New Possibilities and Old Ghosts in Syria

    Jul 31, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    The July 2025 violence in southern Syria’s al-Suwayda region that killed 600 people and displaced thousands more traces its origins back to April 2025, when Su…