• Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Crisis and Solidarity in Lebanon

    Mar 12, 2026Patricia Karam

    The widening of hostilities following the March 2026 US-Israeli attacks on Iran has placed Lebanon on a dangerous trajectory. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Raising the Cost of War: Iran’s Response to the US–Israeli War

    Mar 12, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Nearly a week into the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, which resulted in the assassination of several senior political and military leaders early on, the Assembly …

  • Fresh Take

    Ceding War Decisions to Israel

    Mar 11, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan contends that the Trump administration has ceded significant influence to Israel in determining the agenda and timeline for the war on Iran, …

  • Op-Eds
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Unbelievable Madness of Our War With Iran

    Mar 11, 2026Annelle Sheline

    I wrote in July 2024 about my fear that, emboldened by unconditional U.S. support, Israel might launch a full-scale war against Hezbollah in Lebanon that could…

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Unpacking the War on Iran: Political Implications and Global Repercussions

    Mar 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the US-Israel war on Iran, the Trump administration's strategy, and the Israeli end goals.

  • Op-Eds
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Why Netanyahu Chose to Strike Iran Now

    Mar 10, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    Every few years for the past three decades, Netanyahu has almost comically preached that the window to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was closing…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Israel’s War on Iran and Netanyahu’s Role

    Mar 10, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    For the second time in less than a year, Israel, in alliance with the United States, has launched a large-scale attack against Iran, using the latter’s nuclear…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Demands Iran’s Unconditional Surrender

    Mar 9, 2026Ingie Gohar

    The Trump administration offered shifting and sometimes contradictory explanations for the operation. On March 2, President Donald Trump and Secretary of War H…

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel: What Went Wrong?

    Mar 9, 2026Rami G. Khouri

    This timely book by a distinguished historian and leading genocide and Holocaust scholar is a must-read because of its explicit tone, factual multi-sectoral an…

  • From our Affiliates
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Gulf in the Line of Fire: The Calculations and Contradictions of Iranian Strategy

    Mar 9, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    No sooner had news broke of a US-Israeli attack on Tehran on the morning of 28 February 2026, than Iran had launched a series of its own strikes targeting the …

  • Walid Khalidi (1925–2026)

    Mar 9, 2026

    It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Walid Khalidi, whose name for decades was synonymous with his beloved homeland, Palestine.Walid Kha…

  • From our Affiliates
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    Epic Fury: Washington’s Contradictory War Aims in Iran

    Mar 8, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 28 February 2026, US President Donald Trump announced the launch of a joint US-Israeli military operation, dubbed “Epic Fury”, against Iran. Within 24 hours…

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