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Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
A New Wave of Discriminatory Israeli Laws Targeting Palestinians
May 14, 2026
Between October 2023 and July 2025, the Israeli Knesset passed more than 30 laws deepening its apartheid regime and intensifying its repression of Palestinians…
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
The Nakba in the Time of Genocide
May 14, 2026Yousef Munayyer
On May 15, 2026, Palestinians will mark the 78th year since the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. From late 1947 to 1949, the majority of the native in…
Intern Corner
IraqViolent Extremism
Shia Militias in Iraq: A Backgrounder
May 14, 2026Zainab Abdi
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran. In response, a coalition of Iran-aligned armed groups in I…
Viewpoint
IranDiplomacy and Negotiations
Trump, Not Tehran, Is Blocking Diplomacy with Iran
May 13, 2026Daniel Brumberg
On April 26, 2026, Tehran offered the United States a proposal to lift the US and Iranian blockades of the Strait of Hormuz but to postpone talks on the nuclea…
Policy Analysis
IranProtests and Activism
Why Protest Has Not Produced Political Change in Iran
May 12, 2026Sina Toossi
Iran has not lacked moments of mass defiance against the regime. Over the past two decades, repeated waves of protest have challenged the authority, legitimacy…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Shifting US Opinion on Palestine
May 7, 2026
Matt Duss and Yousef Munayyer unpack the shifting landscape of American public opinion on Israel and its implications for the future US engagement in the Middl…
Fresh Take
SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Transitional Justice in Syria: Progress and Challenges
May 6, 2026
Radwan Ziadeh examines Syria’s ongoing transitional justice process following the fall of the Assad regime, and the major challenges that continue to shape acc…
Webinar
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Palestine Under the Cover of the Iran War: Oppression and Ethnic Cleansing Escalate
May 20, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts examine developments in Palestine since the onset of the Iran war, and how Israel has used the conflict to advance its annexation objectives.
Policy Analysis
LibyaDemocracy and Governance
Libya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
May 5, 2026Gregory Aftandilian
In April 2026, with the help of the United States, Libya’s two parallel governments reached an agreement on a unified national budget for the first time since …
Viewpoint
UAEEnergy and Economics
Why the UAE’s OPEC Withdrawal Matters Beyond Oil
May 1, 2026Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
The UAE's withdrawal from OPEC is the most significant departure yet from the organization because it marks the first time that one of the major oil producing …
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The 2026 Israeli Election: Will Bennett and Lapid Oust Netanyahu?
Apr 30, 2026Khalil E. Jahshan
On April 26, 2026, right-wing Israeli politician Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announced the formation of a new party, officially named Beyachad (Tog…
Policy Analysis
IraqDemocracy and Governance
Politics in a Parallel Universe: Iraq’s Leadership Crisis and the Iran War
Apr 29, 2026Harith Hasan
The Iraqi government and the leaders of the country’s ruling political factions have every reason for alarm. The US–Israeli war on Iran—and its profound conseq…