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Saudi ArabiaSecurity and DefenseDiversification Without Substitution: What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia
Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesDespite the headlines, the Mecca agreement is unlikely to produce a real military response if an attack happens. Not only has the text of the accord not been m…
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LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLibya’s Political Deadlock: Why Multiple Initiatives Keep Stalling
Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesLibya is seeing a flurry of political and diplomatic activity across several fronts. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has launched a new in…
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US Foreign PolicyThe New Royals: Trump and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Aug 18, 2026Charles W. DunnePersonal ties, backhanders, and flattery have all but replaced formal US diplomacy in the Middle East. The son of Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle…
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SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human RightsWhat Are Syria’s Political Trials For?
Aug 18, 2026Daniel NeepOn August 11, 2026, the Fourth Syrian Criminal Court sentenced to death former President Bashar al-Assad and seven other regime insiders—including his brother …
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Israeli Public Supports Wars, but Is Dissatisfied with the Results
Aug 17, 2026Mtanes ShihadehPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to use military means to deal wi…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens to Declare Strait of Hormuz US Territory
Aug 17, 2026Ingie GoharOn August 14, Trump threatened to designate the Strait of Hormuz as US territory, two days after claiming that the United States maintains “total control” over…
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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionWhy UN Mediation in Yemen Needs an Overhaul
Aug 14, 2026Afrah NasserAlthough originally established to facilitate a negotiated political settlement to the Yemen conflict, for over a decade the focus of the United Nations (UN) O…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict ResolutionCan the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?
Aug 13, 2026Mohammed SamhouriOn July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead architect, announced a 15-point framework for a …
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Washington Policy Weekly: Washington Weighs Diplomacy and Pressure as Iran Talks Stall
Aug 10, 2026Ingie GoharPresident Trump said that the United States was only “semi-negotiating” with Iran and indicated that he would allow mounting economic pressure on Tehran to tak…
