• Viewpoint
    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon: Small Steps with Regional Implications

    Sep 4, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    On August 21, 2025, Palestinian factions in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp near Beirut transferred light weapons in pickup trucks to the Lebanese Armed Forc…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranDemocracy and Governance

    Political Divisions in Iran and the Uncertain Path to a New Nuclear Deal

    Sep 4, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    Some analysts have argued that the unprecedented Israeli and American June 2025 assault on Iran has created a “new regional order” in the Middle East. But what…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Support for Netanyahu: A Political Liability?

    Despite occasional irritations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump has made unconditional US backing of the Israeli leader a…

  • Research Paper
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Weakness of Israeli Opposition to the War on Gaza

    Aug 29, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    On August 8, 2025, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to prepare for the occupation of Gaza City and of…

  • Book Talks
    EgyptDemocracy and Governance

    Egypt’s New Authoritarian Republic

    Sep 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

    Experts explore the rise and consolidation of authoritarianism in Egypt under President Sisi and assess their internal and external implications.

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    30 Years with Gaza

    Aug 26, 2025

    Brian K. Barber discusses his decades of research in Gaza and his book "No Way But Forward," which chronicles the experiences of three Palestinian families liv…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Killing Medics and Journalists: What Impunity for Genocide Looks Like

    Aug 25, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    It should be outrageous enough when the Israeli military, or any military for that matter, launches strikes on a hospital. The world has allowed that to become…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Netanyahu’s Extreme Vision for Gaza

    Aug 22, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    In a highly publicized foreign press conference in Jerusalem on August 10, 2025, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed with uncharacteristic clarity his p…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics

    OPEC Is Pushing Down Oil Prices Despite a Cash Crunch in Saudi Arabia. Here Is Why

    Aug 21, 2025Jim Krane

    Something odd is happening in oil markets. Demand is weaker than it has been in many years, yet OPEC+ is unwinding cuts and increasing production at a brisk pa…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Disarming Hezbollah: Lebanon at a Crossroads

    Aug 20, 2025Patricia Karam

    The only viable route to lasting stability, economic recovery, and sovereignty is to restore the Lebanese state's constitutional monopoly over arms through a t…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Growing Consensus over Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

    Aug 19, 2025Yara M. Asi

    Just one week after October 7, 2023, more than 800 scholars and practitioners of international law, conflict studies, and genocide studies signed a public stat…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    What Comes Next in Gaza?

    Aug 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the current situation in Gaza and the Israeli plan to occupy Gaza City and displace over a million civilians.

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