• Fresh Take
    LebanonUS Foreign Policy

    The Trump Administration’s Security Expectations for Lebanon

    Jul 30, 2025

    Imad K. Harb examines how the Trump administration is pressuring Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, even as Israel maintains its occupation of Lebanese territory and…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDiplomacy and Negotiations

    Gaza: Is a Ceasefire Possible?

    On July 25, 2025, the United States and Israel announced that they were cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas and recalling their negotiating teams fro…

  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    The European Union Fails Its International Obligations in Gaza

    Jul 24, 2025Quinn Katz-Zogby

    On November 7, 2024, the German parliament, the Bundestag, passed a resolution by a vote of 695 to 10, that declared that the security of the State of Israel i…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    The Gaza Church Attack in Political Context

    Jul 24, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Israel's attacks on houses of worship in Gaza, including the most recent shelling of the only Catholic church in the Strip.

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptEnergy and Economics

    Sisi’s Foreign Policy Fails to Obscure Egypt’s Festering Economic Problems

    Although Egypt’s economy has seen several improvements over the past year, namely a fall in the inflation rate and an infusion of external financing, it is sti…

  • Webinar
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sudan’s Power Struggle: Humanitarian Catastrophe, External Influences, and Ways Forward

    Jul 31, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts analyze the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Starved, Ruined, and Displaced: What’s Next for Gaza?

    Jul 18, 2025Mohammed Samhouri

    In recent weeks, two significant developments have dominated the news from Gaza. One is the daily deadly violence surrounding the operations of the new Gaza Hu…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    Lifting US Sanctions on Syria: A New Chapter for Damascus and Beirut?

    Jul 18, 2025Patricia Karam

    In a May 13, 2025, speech in Riyadh, President Donald Trump surprised the world by pledging to lift all US sanctions on Syria. Trump’s unexpected announcement …

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Netanyahu Is Stroking Trump’s Ego: But Will Flattery Buy a Ceasefire in Gaza?

    Jul 16, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    The formal dinner at the White House was essentially a diplomatic “dud” with no serious announcements about any agreements on the agenda items revealed to the …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Palestine and the Middle East After the Iran-Israel war

    Jul 15, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    The Middle East in recent months has witnessed multiple military and ideological confrontations. Historic changes in regional power balances signal new strateg…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranEnergy and Economics

    Coming to Terms with Economic Sanctions on Iran

    Jul 13, 2025Meriem Heni

    ​For more than four decades, Iran has been subject to wide-ranging international sanctions, first by the United States in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution and…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    A Trump-Netanyahu New Middle East?

    Jul 9, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    The Trump administration and the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been following a roadmap toward their own version of a…

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