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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
Deals Without Guarantees: Trump’s Gulf Visit and the Future of US–Saudi Relations
May 22, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
On May 13, US President Donald Trump began a four-day tour of Gulf countries, during which he traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UA…
Policy Analysis
YemenUS Foreign Policy
Implications of the US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal
May 21, 2025Gregory Aftandilian
President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on May 6 of a ceasefire deal with Yemen’s Houthis—in which the militant group pledged not to target American shi…
Panel Discussions
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Gaza: Journalists Under Fire – Film Screening and Discussion
May 29, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
"Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" tells the story of three of the journalists killed by the Israeli army while covering the genocide in Gaza. The film screening w…
Webinar
LevantMedia and Technology
AI-Assisted Atrocities in Palestine: Censorship, Surveillance, and Tech Complicity
May 29, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Experts discuss the role of technology and big tech companies in the occupation of Palestine, enabling digital repression and censorship of pro-Palestine conte…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Trump’s Gulf Tour: A Pragmatic America First Approach
May 21, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
US President Donald Trump conducted his first major international tour since taking office, stopping at Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates from …
Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
President Trump’s Gulf Trip: Post-Visit Observations
May 20, 2025Charles W. Dunne Dana El Kurd Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Assal Rad Annelle Sheline
Last week President Donald Trump ended a three-country trip to the Arabian Gulf—Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—where he signed lucrative arm…
Intern Corner
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Occupation Funded, Development Denied: How American Aid Cuts Affect the West Bank
May 16, 2025Adriana Hashem
On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump made his opening moves to dismantle the fiscal and ideological foundations of American foreign…
Video
LevantUS Foreign Policy
Israel’s Regional Goals Clash with Trump’s Foreign Policy
May 16, 2025
Yousef Munayyer examines the growing disconnect between Israel’s regional objectives and Donald Trump’s transactional style of diplomacy, and how the president…
Video
LevantInternational Law
It is Now More Urgent than Ever for the International Community to Protect Palestinians
May 15, 2025
"It is now more urgent than ever for the international community to protect Palestinians, and take a proactive role in pursuing alternative efforts and rights-…
Video
LevantInternational Law
The Credibility of the International System is at Stake
May 15, 2025
"What is at stake is not only the fate of the Palestinian people, but the credibility of the international system and the legitimacy and relevance of internati…
Video
LevantInternational Law
The Nakba Is a Deliberate and Ongoing Israeli Colonial Policy
May 15, 2025
"The Nakba is a deliberate and ongoing Israeli colonial policy, seeking the erasure of Palestinians by design for nearly eight decades." Listen to remarks by A…
Policy Analysis
LebanonJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Resumption of Beirut Port Blast Investigation Offers Lebanon New Hope
May 15, 2025Patricia Karam
Nearly five years after the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut that killed some 220 people, injured some 7,000, and left a large portion of the city i…