• Fresh Take
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Challenges of Accountability in Post-Assad Syria

    Aug 14, 2026

    Daniel Neep examines Syria's efforts to hold former regime officials accountable, the legal challenges facing transitional justice, and whether these trials ca…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Can the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?

    Aug 13, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    On July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead architect, announced a 15-point framework for a …

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Is Israel on Board?

    Khalil E. Jahshan explains why President Trump's newly announced Hamas disarmament plan faces major obstacles, arguing that Israeli political divisions and res…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists

    The Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom have been women and children, has made Democrats in gen…

  • Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Full Text of the Proposed Agreement on Hamas Disarmament and Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza

    Aug 3, 2026

    On July 30, 2026, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social a proposed agreement under which Hamas would disarm and Israel would complete a withdrawal o…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Neither Iran nor Israel: Saudi Arabia’s Vision for Lebanon

    Jul 28, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s recent reaffirmation of support for Lebanese President Joseph Aoun underscores an increasingl…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation

    Jul 22, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Since October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Locked Out: France and the New Rules of Diplomacy in Lebanon

    Jul 22, 2026Victor Masson

    France’s absence from the negotiating table is especially significant because Paris had spent decades trying to prevent precisely this kind of marginalisation.…

  • Conferences
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Shifting Tides: Palestine, US Elections, and Pathways Forward

    Sep 23, 2026 9:15 AM - 3:00 PM ET

    Experts discuss the realities on the ground in Palestine and assess shifts in US politics toward Palestine and Israel.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine

    Jul 16, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit sexual violence in conflict zones. UN Secretary-Gene…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Hamas Dissolves its Government in Gaza, but the Board of Peace Remains the Problem

    Jul 15, 2026Dana El Kurd

    On July 6, 2026, Hamas’s Gaza government announced that it had dissolved its Emergency Committee, the body that has run the enclave since October 2023, and wou…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israel’s Election and Eisenkot’s Arab Coalition Dilemma

    Jul 15, 2026Joseph Mansour

    Israelis are set to head to the polls on October 27, 2026, for what some have touted as the most consequential election in the country’s history. Gadi Eisenkot…

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