• Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    A New Challenge for Netanyahu

    Apr 29, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan examines the new Bennett-Lapid party formed to challenge Netanyahu and weighs its potential for real change in Israeli politics.

  • Webinar
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Ceasefire in Lebanon: Between Negotiation and Reality

    May 6, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts examine Lebanon’s strained ceasefire and the high‑stakes diplomacy shaping its uncertain path on security, sovereignty, and stability.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Among US Democrats, Support for Israel Continues to Erode

    Apr 24, 2026Amy Hawthorne

    Amid all the dysfunction and paralysis on Capitol Hill, an important foreign policy change is taking place among Senate Democrats. On April 15, 2026, the Unite…

  • Viewpoint
    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    How to Topple an Autocrat: What Turkey’s Opposition Can Learn from Hungary

    Apr 23, 2026Salim Çevik

    Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary's April 2026 elections, after 16 years in power, showed that entrenched rulers can be defeated at the ballot box even when the…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Lebanon’s Hard Choices: Israeli Aggression and the Washington Ceasefire

    Apr 22, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump announced, on 16 April 2026, a ten-day truce …

  • Podcast
    SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Syria: A Modern History

    Apr 17, 2026

    Daniel Neep and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss Neep's new book, Syria: A Modern History. From Ottoman roots to civil war, he unpacks how history shapes Syria's stru…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Without a National Consensus, Lebanon’s Talks with Israel Are Doomed to Fail

    Apr 14, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    Forcing Lebanon to accept an occupation will backfire, provoking even fiercer resistance, risking civil war, and sowing heightened anti-American sentiments acr…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Migration and Mobilization: The History, Identity, and Politics of the Palestinian Diaspora in Chile

    Apr 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

    About the WebinarThe Palestinian diaspora in Chile—estimated at a minimum of half a million people—constitutes the largest and one of the most historically sig…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonUS Foreign Policy

    US Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War

    Apr 10, 2026Patricia Karam

    Following the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes across the country, inclu…

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

    Israeli Settler Violence: A Strategy to Displace Palestinians from their Land

    Apr 10, 2026Yara M. Asi

    On April 9, 2026, news broke that the Israeli government had recently authorized the construction of 34 new settlements in the West Bank—nearly six times the n…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Iran War: Is Trump Looking for Exit Ramps or Escalation?

    Apr 7, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    US President Donald Trump proclaimed total victory over Iran in his Oval Office address on April Fools’ Day, saying, “We’ve beaten and completely decimated Ira…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    What Happened to the Gaza War?

    Apr 1, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan argues that the war with Iran has diverted attention away from Gaza, enabling Israel to intensify the humanitarian crisis and obstruct recons…

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