• Policy Analysis
    LebanonGlobal Health and Health Policy

    Lebanon’s Health System: Decades of Struggle and a Year of Israeli Attacks

    Jan 2, 2025Yara M. Asi

    On September 17 and 18, 2024, a coordinated Israeli attack turned pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon into explosive devices, killing at least 42 people and i…

  • From our Affiliates
    Palestine/IsraelEnergy and Economics

    Gaza: Economic Collapse and Humanitarian Catastrophe

    Dec 26, 2024The Unit for Economic Studies

    It has been a year since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began, leaving behind a trail of unprecedented destruction and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe tha…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Violations of the Ceasefire with Hezbollah Threaten to Undo It

    Dec 10, 2024Imad K. Harb

    The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on November 27 was a welcome development after 14 months of skirmishes between the Israeli Army and …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Motivations for Israel’s Unprecedented Destruction of Palestinian Lives

    Dec 2, 2024Daoud Kuttab

    For over a year, a systematic and unprecedented Israeli campaign of death, injury, and ruin of entire communities has been taking place in Gaza, and in recent …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    UNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of Return

    Dec 2, 2024Mtanes Shihadeh

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 by a UN General Assembly resolution. Its mai…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu: A Long Time Coming

    Nov 27, 2024Susan M. Akram John B. Quigley

    The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and intentional attacks against civilians and the crimes …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Gaza and Lebanon: No Distinction Between Civilian and Military Targets

    Nov 22, 2024Jonathan Kuttab

    One of the consequences of the present Israeli war on Gaza has been the blatant erosion of respect for and belief in international legal principles and institu…

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Prospects for a Ceasefire in Israel’s War on Lebanon

    Nov 22, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the prospects for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the overly optimistic statements of US envoy Amos Hochstein despite the continuing fig…

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    The ICC Arrest Warrants and the Implications for Israel

    Nov 21, 2024

    Jonathan Kuttab and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss the ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Min…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Security Dimensions of the Saudi-Iranian Détente

    Nov 21, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    The Saudi-Iranian renormalization deal, signed in Beijing on March 10, 2023, has led to a significant reduction in friction between Riyadh and Tehran. Even as …

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Palestine Activism on US College Campuses: Dissent, Repressive Policies, and Implications

    Nov 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss how the incoming Trump administration will respond to Palestine activism on college campuses.

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    US Election Results and the Future of US Foreign Policy and the Gaza War

    Nov 13, 2024

    Experts discuss the results of the US presidential elections and their implications for US foreign policy and the wars on Gaza and Lebanon.