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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfClimate and Environment
Climate Change in the MENA Region: Rising Risks of Drought and Flooding
Jun 3, 2024
Karim Elgendy discusses the extreme climate events that Gulf countries have been experiencing recently.
Op-Eds
In Rafah, the seeds of mass violence are being sown
Jun 3, 2024Dana El Kurd
Despite mounting international backlash, the Israeli military has continued its invasion of Rafah—the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip where over a million …
Policy Analysis
IranDemocracy and Governance
Will Ebrahim Raisi’s Death Help Ultra-Hardliners ‘Make Iran Great Again’?
May 31, 2024Daniel Brumberg
The May 19 deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a fiery helicopter crash has created a challenge that Iran’s lead…
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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Will Disagreements over the Day after the War on Gaza Shatter the Netanyahu Government?
May 28, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Disagreements between members of Israel’s ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have worsened in recent weeks after Benny Gantz threatene…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
ICC Cases Against Israel and Hamas: A Preliminary Assessment
May 24, 2024Susan M. Akram John Quigley
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A.A. Khan, announced on May 20 that his office had applied for arrest warrants against both Isr…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The ICJ Moves to Protect International Law from Israeli Transgressions
May 24, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued its long-awaited decision regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip and the case advanced by South Africa…
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Sullivan Mission: Attempting to Revive Normalization in the Middle East
May 24, 2024
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Jake Sullivan's attempt to revive normalization in the Middle East and convince #Israel to wind down the war on #Gaza.
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Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
On Antisemitism and the Student Protests
May 23, 2024Azmi Bishara
An Israeli sociologist counts herself among the peace camp and yet considers student anti-war protests to be motivated by deep-seated Christian antisemitism or…
Intern Corner
SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Captagon: Assad’s Ticket to Normalization in the Arab World?
May 22, 2024Emily Costello
On May 19, 2023, Bashar al-Assad made headlines by attending the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the first time since the start of the Syria Civ…
Policy Analysis
UAERegional Relations and Geopolitics
UAE Restricts US Military Strikes from Its Territory
May 22, 2024Gregory Aftandilian
Fearing an attack by Iran or its allied militias in the region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has restricted US military aircraft from targeting these proxy g…
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Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Determinants of Saudi Arabia’s Response to the Gaza War
May 22, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Following Hamas’s “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, Saudi Arabia publicly criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and blamed it for escalating tensions, desp…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Whitewashing Biden’s Policy on Gaza
May 21, 2024Khalil E. Jahshan
On May 13, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addressed the media in the White House press room on current developments in the Middle East, focusing on th…