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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Recognizing a Palestinian State as Gaza Still Burns
Sep 24, 2025
During the eightieth meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, a number of countries—Andora, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Malta, San M…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Recognizing a Palestinian State as Gaza Still Burns
Sep 24, 2025Susan M. 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…
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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 …
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…
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 …
Book Talks
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Understanding Palestine and Israel
Aug 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
A conversation with Phyllis Bennis about her new book on Israel and Palestine, which delves into the historical roots of the conflict and examines the current …
Webinar
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sudan’s Power Struggle: Humanitarian Catastrophe, External Influences, and Ways Forward
Jul 31, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts analyze the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Netanyahu Is Stroking Trump’s Ego: But Will Flattery Buy a Ceasefire in Gaza?
Jul 16, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan
The formal dinner at the White House was essentially a diplomatic “dud” with no serious announcements about any agreements on the agenda items revealed to the …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Palestine and the Middle East After the Iran-Israel war
Jul 15, 2025Rami G. Khouri
The Middle East in recent months has witnessed multiple military and ideological confrontations. Historic changes in regional power balances signal new strateg…
Podcast
IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
What Just Happened in Iran?
Jul 3, 2025
Experts discuss Israel's war on Iran, the US strikes against the Iranian nuclear facilities, and the implications of the conflict for the Middle East and beyon…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Israel-Iran Confrontation Tests Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Neutrality
Jul 2, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Overnight on June 21-22, American military aircraft launched strikes on three nuclear facilities inside Iran, most notably the fortified Fordow plant. To reach…
Policy Analysis
IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The GCC States and the US-Iran Dance Near the Abyss
Jul 2, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Years of shadowboxing and increasingly direct skirmishing between Israel and Iran erupted into 12 days of conflict that began in the early hours of June 13 and…