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Research Paper
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The New York Declaration on the Two-State Solution: More Empty Promises?
Aug 15, 2025Susan M. Akram
The New York Declaration on the “Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” is the outcome document of …
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Netanyahu’s Ominous Plan for Gaza
Aug 15, 2025
Khalil E. Jahshan comments on Netanyahu’s rare press conference, in which he outlined a grim plan for Gaza and made several false claims about the situation in…
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Saudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza
Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant
Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
In July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…
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North Africa
Maghreb-Sahel Nexus: Rapprochement, Rivalries and Realignments
Aug 14, 2025Aicha Elbasri
Over three decades since the launch of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), the Maghreb region today finds itself deeply divided. A succession of diplomatic and secur…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are
Aug 13, 2025Sarah Leah Whitson
The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcemen…
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LebanonSecurity and Defense
Lebanon Seeks a State Monopoly on Arms: Political and Security Implications
Aug 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
The recent Israeli war on Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage to Hezbollah’s capabilities and decimated its leadership, gave the United States and Israel an…
Policy Analysis
LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Rumors and Risks: Lebanon’s Political Anxieties and Relations with the New Syria
Aug 12, 2025Patricia Karam
In May 2025, Syria’s transitional President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, confirmed that his government was in indirect communication with Israel, the first time the two s…
Policy Analysis
TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Moderation Without Transformation: Why Turkey Is Failing Syria’s Postwar Transition
Aug 8, 2025Salim Çevik
After years of investing in Syria’s opposition, Ankara is committed to see the emerging government in Damascus establish a functioning state that can restore b…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Deadly “Humanitarianism” in Gaza
Aug 8, 2025
About the PodcastExperts discuss Israel's use of starvation as a weapon and the role of the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" in exacerbating the suffering in the…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia and the New Syria: Constructive Pragmatism?
Aug 7, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
A large Saudi business delegation traveled to Syria on July 23-25, 2025, and participated in an inaugural Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at the presidential pal…
Policy Analysis
LevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
From Sectarianism to Tribalism: Rebuilding Syria’s Power Structures
Aug 6, 2025Haian Dukhan
The July 13–18, 2025 violence between Druze and Bedouin in Syria’s southern al-Suwayda governorate was followed by a massive wave of tribal mobilization across…
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
The Gaza Famine and the Israeli Politics of Denial
Aug 4, 2025
Hanna Alshaikh discusses the famine in Gaza and analyzes how Israel has sought to distort the realities of Palestinian suffering through disinformation and pro…