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Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Recognizing a Palestinian State as Gaza Still Burns
Sep 24, 2025Susan Akram Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Laurie King Yousef Munayyer Isabel Ruck
During the eightieth meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, a number of countries—Andora, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Malta, San M…
Podcast
JordanUS Foreign Policy
The Most American King
Sep 23, 2025
Aaron Magid and Khalil E. Jahshan explore King Abdullah II's evolving relationship with the United States over the past 26 years, as well as Magid's new book, …
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
Israel’s Ever Expanding Belligerency
Sep 22, 2025
Experts discuss escalating tensions as Israel launches attacks across the region, including a failed airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha and alleged dron…
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SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Proposed Syria-Israel Security Agreement: Provisions and Prospects
Sep 22, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Syria-Israel negotiations accelerated markedly in the run up to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly scheduled to begin 23 September, with considerable …
Viewpoint
SyriaPublic Opinion
Reading the Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025: Indicators of Optimism
Sep 19, 2025Daniel Neep
The Arab Opinion Index: Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025 provides an unusually granular view of political attitudes in a country long considered impervious to…
Public Opinion Survey
SyriaPublic Opinion
Arab Opinion Index: Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025
Sep 18, 2025
The results of the latest public opinion poll conducted in Syria between July and August 2025, surveying more than 3,500 Syrians. The poll provides rare and va…
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QatarThe War on Gaza
The Doha Emergency Summit: Outcomes and Regional Implications
Sep 18, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
On 15 September, the Qatari capital, Doha, hosted an emergency Arab and Islamic summit convened in response to the Israeli strike against the State of Qatar …
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Recognizing Palestine While Ignoring Palestinians
Sep 17, 2025Dana El Kurd
In recent weeks, a number of Western countries have announced their intention to recognize Palestine as a state, including France, Canada, Malta and Belgium. B…
Fresh Take
QatarThe War on Gaza
Netanyahu’s War on Diplomacy
Sep 12, 2025
Hanna Alshaikh examines Israel’s attack on Qatar, exploring the motives behind it and its far-reaching implications.
Policy Analysis
YemenDemocracy and Governance
Fueling Instability: Hydrocarbons, Protests, and the Limits of Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Government
Sep 12, 2025Nicholas Brumfield
In late July 2025, large-scale protests against electricity outages, economic deterioration, and general mismanagement by Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Go…
Webinar
SyriaPublic Opinion
What Syrians Want: Prospects for Democracy and Economic Development
Sep 18, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Experts discuss the findings of the latest Syrian public opinion poll surveying more than 3500 Syrians in July-August 2025.
Policy Analysis
EgyptUS Foreign Policy
The US-Egypt Relationship Might Face a Reckoning
Sep 11, 2025Charles W. Dunne
The relationship between the United States and Egypt has seen many highs and lows over the decades. Under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and now Trump …