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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Azmi Bishara: US wants resumption of Arab-Israeli normalization – not a Palestinian state
Feb 20, 2024
US plans to recognize a vague and undefined Palestinian state are meaningless because Washington's goal is the resumption of Arab-Israeli normalization, not th…
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SomaliaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
The Dangerous Chipping Away of Somalia’s Sovereignty
Feb 16, 2024Imad K. Harb
On New Year’s Day, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the president of Somalia’s breakaway federated state of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorand…
Policy Analysis
LevantDemocracy and Governance
Elections in Israel: Possible Scenarios and Outcomes
Feb 16, 2024Mohanad Mustafa
With the outbreak of the war on Gaza, there was a consensus in Israel that war was an exceptional emergency in which politics was neutralized, that unity was a…
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LevantInternational Law and International Bodies
Congress Works to Give More Aid to Israel, None for UNRWA
Feb 16, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
On February 13, the Senate voted 70-29 to pass a $95.3 billion national security supplemental package (H.R.815) to provide additional security assistance to Uk…
Policy Analysis
LevantIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
The Biden Administration’s Confused Response to Israel’s Rafah Operation
Feb 15, 2024Hanna Alshaikh
At the center of US coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza in recent days is the rift between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding …
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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Azmi Bishara’s Opening Keynote — Second Annual Palestine Forum
Feb 15, 2024
On 10 February 2024, Azmi Bishara, General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), delivered the keynote lecture of the Second Ann…
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LevantThe War on Gaza
The Biden-Netanyahu Rift over Rafah
Feb 14, 2024
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses President Biden's response to the impending Israeli attack on Rafah and the continuation of the Gaza war. Jahshan is Executive Dire…
Policy Analysis
EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Unprecedented Internal Displacement in Gaza
Feb 14, 2024Kelsey Norman
Conflicts always produce more internally displaced individuals than refugees. While there are approximately 32 million refugees worldwide, the number of intern…
Policy Analysis
LevantRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkish-Gulf Relations in the Context of Regional Reconciliation
Feb 14, 2024Salim Çevik
Since 2021, Turkey has been resetting its policies in the Middle East and has started to reconcile with its rivals in the previous decade—Egypt, Israel, Saudi …
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IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Regional Escalation of the Gaza War and the US Response
Feb 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts discuss the regional dimensions of the Gaza war, possible escalation into a regionwide conflict, and US involvement.
Policy Analysis
JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
From Gaza to the Syrian Border, Jordan Is Increasingly in the Line of Fire
Feb 9, 2024Curtis Ryan
Since Israel launched its current war on Gaza last October, Jordanians have been closely watching the enclave, and the rising tensions in the region, with deep…
Public Opinion Survey
Palestine/Israel
Arab Public Opinion about Israel’s War on Gaza
Feb 8, 2024
Arab Center Washington DC (ACW), in cooperation with The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), conducted a survey of public opinion in 16 Arab c…