• Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    International Law and the Trump Board of Peace Charter

    Jan 21, 2026Brian Brivati

    President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) raise several international significant legal is…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Gaza’s Second Stage Commences

    Jan 21, 2026

    Yara M. Asi, Muhammad Shehada, and Yousef Munayyer discuss the current situation in Gaza, the forthcoming “Second Stage” of the ceasefire, and the implications…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    West Bank in the Crosshairs: Updates on Israel’s Increasing Violence

    Jan 29, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the intensifying Israeli violence in the West Bank and the systematic efforts to displace Palestinian communities.

  • From our Affiliates
    IranProtests and Activism

    Iran Protests Stir International Convergences and Conflicting Interests

    Jan 20, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since December, Iran has witnessed its largest wave of anti-government demonstrations since the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom movement sparked by the death of stud…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranProtests and Activism

    Iran’s Rebellion Will Transform Iran’s Islamic Republic for Better or Worse

    Jan 14, 2026Daniel Brumberg

    As the popular rebellion in Iran accelerates, the country’s sclerotic autocracy is fighting for survival. The reported deaths of at least 2,000 protesters and …

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization

    Jan 13, 2026Rami G. Khouri

    The US-enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza has persisted for 27 months and sent shockwaves across the world. In its wake, two puzzles remain unsolved: Beyond the …

  • Viewpoint
    YemenRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The Saudi–Emirati Drama in Yemen

    Jan 13, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    Of the three interrelated levels of conflict at play in Yemen—local, regional, and international—it was the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the Unite…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security

    Jan 8, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Israel’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Palestine

    Jan 8, 2026

    Rob Malley discusses his recent book, which offers a candid account of how the promise of the Oslo Peace Process unraveled into the horrors the present. The bo…

  • Collective Analysis
    The Arab World

    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026

    Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh

    In 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…

  • From our Affiliates
    YemenSecurity and Defense

    Saudi Emirati Tensions and the Struggle for Influence in Southern Yemen

    Jan 6, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The Saudi airstrike targeting an Emirati weapons shipment in the port of Mukalla on 29 December 2025, marked a dramatic escalation in the simmering tension bet…

  • Intern Corner
    MauritaniaUS Foreign Policy

    The Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania

    Jan 2, 2026Marwa Elessawy

    On July 9, 2025, the Trump administration hosted the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a White House summit. The summit aime…

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