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YemenUS Foreign Policy
Recalibrating US Engagement in Yemen Under a New Trump Administration
Dec 11, 2024Afrah Nasser
The military escalation between the United States and the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen has significant implications for Yemen’s future. As the Houthis …
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SyriaDemocracy and Governance
A New Syria is Born: Hopes and Challenges
Dec 11, 2024Marwa Daoudy
December 8, 2024, marked a historic turning point in Syria and the Middle East region—a day when the Syrian people achieved what had seemed unattainable: the t…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Israel’s Violations of the Ceasefire with Hezbollah Threaten to Undo It
Dec 10, 2024Imad K. Harb
The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on November 27 was a welcome development after 14 months of skirmishes between the Israeli Army and …
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region
Dec 10, 2024
The fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Implications of Assad’s Fall for Syria and the Region
Dec 10, 2024Heba Gowayed Imad K. Harb Bahraa Hijazi Khalil E. Jahshan Patricia Karam Annelle Sheline
The fall of Damascus marked the end of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who inherited the presidency from his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000.
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Azmi Bishara: The task in Syria now is to preserve state institutions, build a new system
Dec 9, 2024
Azmi Bishara, the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, has emphasized that the primary task for Syrians today is to preserve st…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
Trump and Company Return to the Folly of “Maximum Pressure” on Iran
Dec 5, 2024Daniel Brumberg
When it comes to US Iran policy, simple yet profound realities merit repeating. One of these is that economic sanctions are a tactic, not a strategy. Indeed, u…
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SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Justice and Accountability in Syria: Ten Years After the Caesar Report
Dec 5, 2024
Experts who played a crucial role in drafting the Caesar Report, examine the prospects for justice and accountability in Syria.
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SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Rebel Takeover as Syrian Regime Forces Retreat
Dec 4, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Since the end of summer, opposition forces have been preparing for a military operation that had intended to be limited to retaking the areas seized by the reg…
Policy Analysis
LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Hezbollah’s Likely Demise and Lebanon’s Uncertain Future
Dec 4, 2024Patricia Karam
Israel's approval of a US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah set the stage for an end to fourteen months of fighting between the two parties, ushering in the po…
Policy Analysis
TurkeyUS Foreign Policy
Trump’s Election and Future of Turkish-American Relations
Dec 4, 2024Salim Çevik
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed clear satisfaction with the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, quickly congratulating…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
Motivations for Israel’s Unprecedented Destruction of Palestinian Lives
Dec 2, 2024Daoud Kuttab
For over a year, a systematic and unprecedented Israeli campaign of death, injury, and ruin of entire communities has been taking place in Gaza, and in recent …