• Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Foundations of Zionism

    Aug 19, 2026

    Sabri Jiryis and Khalil Jahshan discuss Jiryis’s lifelong research on Zionism, the roots and evolution of Zionist ideology, and the future of Israel and Palest…

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    What Are Syria’s Political Trials For?

    Aug 18, 2026Daniel Neep

    On August 11, 2026, the Fourth Syrian Criminal Court sentenced to death former President Bashar al-Assad and seven other regime insiders—including his brother …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Israeli Public Supports Wars, but Is Dissatisfied with the Results

    Aug 17, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to use military means to deal wi…

  • Fresh Take
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Challenges of Accountability in Post-Assad Syria

    Aug 14, 2026

    Daniel Neep examines Syria's efforts to hold former regime officials accountable, the legal challenges facing transitional justice, and whether these trials ca…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Can the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?

    Aug 13, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    On 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 …

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Is Israel on Board?

    Khalil E. Jahshan explains why President Trump's newly announced Hamas disarmament plan faces major obstacles, arguing that Israeli political divisions and res…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists

    The Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom have been women and children, has made Democrats in gen…

  • Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Full Text of the Proposed Agreement on Hamas Disarmament and Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

    Aug 3, 2026

    On July 30, 2026, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a proposed agreement under which Hamas would disarm and Israel would complete a withdrawal o…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Neither Iran nor Israel: Saudi Arabia’s Vision for Lebanon

    Jul 28, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s recent reaffirmation of support for Lebanese President Joseph Aoun underscores an increasingl…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation

    Jul 22, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Since October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon

    Jul 22, 2026Victor Masson

    France’s absence from the negotiating table is especially significant because Paris had spent decades trying to prevent precisely this kind of marginalisation.…

  • Conferences
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Shifting Tides: Palestine, US Elections, and Pathways Forward

    Sep 23, 2026 9:15 AM - 3:00 PM ET

    Experts discuss the realities on the ground in Palestine and assess shifts in US politics toward Palestine and Israel.

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