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Collective Analysis
The Arab WorldEducation and Development
UNGA 2026: War, Diplomacy, and the Middle East’s Changing Order
Sep 28, 2026Nur Arafeh Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Negar Mortazavi Yousef Munayyer Daniel Neep
Nearly 130 world leaders attended the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York from September 22 to 2…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Domestic Politics and Elections
America’s Affordability Crisis: Will Trump’s Iran War Cost Him the 2026 Midterms?
Sep 25, 2026Gregory Aftandilian
Midterm elections in the United States are usually a referendum on whichever party holds the White House. Going into this year’s midterms on November 3, 2026, …
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Crossing the Red Line
Sep 25, 2026
Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Yousef Munayyer discuss Ahmed’s new book Crossing the Red Line, examining the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, internal dissent, poli…
Intern Corner
IraqClimate and Environment
Iraq’s Water Crisis is a Governance Crisis
Sep 22, 2026Moe Kassem
In 2025, Iraq experienced what its Ministry of Water Resources described as the worst drought since 1933. National water reserves fell to just eight percent of…
Policy Analysis
The Arab WorldRegional Relations and Geopolitics
What the Iran War Reveals about China’s Middle East Strategy
Sep 22, 2026Andrea Ghiselli
On September 24, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet President Donald Trump for the second time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Ira…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism
From Hilltops to Houses: A New Phase of Israeli Settlement Expansion
Sep 18, 2026Dalia Hatuqa
On August 9, 2026, Israeli settlers surrounded three houses in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus in the West Bank. The se…
Book Review
QatarRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Marwan Kabalan, Qatar’s Foreign Policy: Geography, Politics and Strategy since 1971
Sep 16, 2026Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Qatar has undergone a period of deep introspection over the past few months. On July 12, 2026, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani—the visionary former leader wh…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The 2026 Knesset Elections: Parties, Political Camps, and the Race to Power
Sep 15, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
The forthcoming Knesset elections are set to be among the most consequential in Israel’s history, as they could bring down one of the country’s longest-serving…
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
How 9/11 Helped Israel Sell Its War on Palestinians to America
Sep 11, 2026Yousef Munayyer
With the second Palestinian Intifada under way, the September 11 attacks on the US provided an opportunity to once again put Israel and the US on the same side…
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Democrats’ Divide Over Israel Comes to the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sep 11, 2026Ethan Mayer-Rich Ingie Gohar
US Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was selected by the Democratic party to become the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s (HFAC) Subc…
Book Review
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sabri Jiryis, The Foundations of Zionism 
Sep 8, 2026Rami G. Khouri
This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complete story of Zionism. It offers an account of its oldest, most critical elements, from…
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Reading Palestinian Polls—and Misreading Palestinian Politics
Sep 3, 2026Yousef Munayyer
While the polling data may be eye-catching, interpreting the numbers requires reading Palestinian public sentiment correctly at an unprecedented moment. Misrea…