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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Already Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations

    May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Lawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…

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    IranUS Foreign Policy

    US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects

    May 8, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, while T…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?

    May 8, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and h…

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    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up

    May 8, 2025Dana El Kurd

    Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the PLO and the president of the PA, is almost 90 years old. He was elevated by his close ties to the US and willingness to stic…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Changing GCC Outlook Toward US-Iran Talks

    May 7, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

    Leaders of the six GCC states have worked assiduously since 2021 to repair and rebuild ties with Iran as part of a ‘de-risking’ strategy designed to take the s…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Israeli Practices in the Occupied West Bank: A Prelude to Annexation

    May 7, 2025Jonathan Kuttab

    While world attention has focused on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip for the past year and a half, significant events in the occupied West Bank have gone les…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy

    US Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony

    May 6, 2025Jim Krane

    Gulf sovereign wealth funds are grappling with zig-zagging share valuations, while the falling oil price—compounded by a falling dollar—is throttling capital f…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Lawmakers Target Wikipedia for Supposed Anti-Israel Bias

    May 5, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), and 23 other lawmakers expressed their concern over anti-Israel views in Wikipedia articles in a lette…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Foreign Policy

    Restructuring the US Department of State: The De-prioritization of Human Rights?

    May 2, 2025Annelle Sheline

    On April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a proposed “comprehensive reorganization plan” of the US Department of State. The information that he pos…

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Jordan Bans the Muslim Brotherhood Amid Increasing Regional Strife

    May 1, 2025Curtis Ryan

    The Jordanian government made a dramatic move on April 23 against the oldest opposition movement in the country when it declared the Muslim Brotherhood illegal…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s False Paramedics Story Exemplifies Its Information War Against Palestinians

    May 1, 2025Yara M. Asi

    Over the past 18 months, a seemingly unending stream of horrific stories has emerged from Gaza, publicized across social media and in humanitarian reports.Thes…

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    US Foreign Policy

    One Hundred Days of Trump’s Foreign Policy: US Reputation and the World Order Take a Hit

    Apr 29, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    The onslaught of US President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy has surprised the world with its depth and ferocity.