• Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Phase Two’s Baked-In Failure: Why the Chances for Trump’s Gaza Plan Are Dim

    Feb 20, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    On October 13, 2025, more than 20 world leaders gathered at a ceremony in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to witness US President Donald Trump sign an agreement ending…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Complexities of Human Rights Reporting on Palestine

    Feb 20, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Omar Shakir discuss his decision to depart from Human Rights Watch, the contents of the report that the organization sought to withhold, an…

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Future of US-Iran Engagement: Domestic Unrest, Regional Tensions, and Prospects for Diplomacy

    Feb 26, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    Experts assess the impact of domestic developments in Iran, the role of regional geopolitics, and the Trump administration’s approach toward Tehran.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Board of Peace: Rebuilding Gaza, or Remaking the World?

    Feb 18, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    The Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” is slated to hold its inaugural meeting in Washington on February 19, 2026. After the United Nations (UN) Secur…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s “Board of Peace”

    Feb 18, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the “Board of Peace,” highlighting how the administration’s statements are disconnected from the realities on the ground in Gaza an…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Constraint and Competition: Saudi Arabia’s Regional Policy in a Shifting Middle East

    Feb 17, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    In a striking episode that captured the delicate intersection between domestic transformation and foreign policy, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih pub…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelEnergy and Economics

    Running on Empty: The Deepening Financial Crisis of the Palestinian Authority  

    Feb 12, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    The Palestinian Authority (PA) is nearly insolvent. A deep financial crisis is edging it closer to the brink of fiscal collapse. The PA’s main sources of reven…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Crime, Neglect, and Politics in Israel

    Feb 11, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Mohanad Mustafa explore rising crime in Palestinian towns inside Israel, the government’s willful neglect, and the shifting domestic politi…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Election Year in Israel: Portents of the Coming Political Battle

    Feb 6, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    The upcoming elections will mostly focus on domestic issues, while those related to the occupation, settlers, and control of Gaza will recede from public debat…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    A First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition

    Feb 4, 2026Patricia Karam

    In January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to rec…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives

    Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Every Moment Is a Life: Gaza in the Time of Genocide

    Feb 2, 2026Imad K. Harb

    A sobering reminder for the American reader of the Gaza genocide will soon land in bookstores and libraries throughout the United States, offering firsthand a…

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