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Policy Analysis
SyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Syrian Kurds in an Increasingly Precarious Position
Oct 18, 2023Gregory Aftandilian
Syrian Kurds associated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are increasingly seeing their autonomous entity in northeastern Syria threatened by internal an…
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Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
Israel’s “War Cabinet”: What Does It Tell Us about Netanyahu’s Plans for Gaza?
Oct 18, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli opposition leader, Benny Gantz, announced the formation of a national emergency government. Under this agreement, five members o…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The War on Gaza: Deterrence or Inching toward Direct US Involvement?
Oct 17, 2023Khalil E. Jahshan
The official American position has passed through three phases in less than ten days. First, like Israel itself, Washington and its western allies suffered fro…
Palestine/Israel
Test2 A New Diplomatic Path Is Urgent after Gaza
Oct 17, 2023
A New Diplomatic Path Is Urgent after Gaza, But Without the Previous Mistakes Charles E. DunneOctober 16, 2023 The horrifying October 7 attack on Isr…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A New Diplomatic Path Is Urgent after Gaza, But Without the Previous Mistakes
Oct 16, 2023Charles W. Dunne
The horrifying October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants has left the world aghast. The murder of Israelis (and Americans, French, Russians, Ukrainians, an…
External Readings
America is back to playing regional cop in the Middle East
Oct 16, 2023Marwan Bishara
As Israel wages genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, the United States is back to playing regional cop in the Middle East. The Biden administr…
Policy Analysis
IranRegional Relations and Geopolitics
On the Limits of Iran’s Policy of “Maximum Tactical Flexibility”
Oct 13, 2023Daniel Brumberg
At some point, the tactical balls Tehran has been juggling could fall to the ground with unpredictable or dangerous strategic results.
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Unlikelihood of a Hezbollah-Israel War
Oct 13, 2023Imad K. Harb
As Israel turns to punish the Gaza Strip and its people for the Hamas attack on October 7, speculation arises as to whether the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation will …
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Disinformation and Hate Speech on Social Media Contribute to Inciting War Crimes Against Gaza
Oct 13, 2023Tamara Kharroub
During major events like violent conflict, there is a vacuum of verified and accurate information, as well as high interest and emotions. As the fog of war and…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Saudi-Israeli Normalization and the Hamas Attack
Oct 11, 2023Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
When Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) sat down on September 20 with Brett Baier of Fox News for his first English-language television inter…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Teaching Palestinian Stories Through Film
Oct 11, 2023
Farah Nabulsi and Yousef Munayyer discuss her film The Present, which tells the story of a Palestinian father and daughter in the West Bank trying to buy a wed…
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Palestine/IsraelSecurity and Defense
Israeli Strategic Failures in Gaza
Oct 11, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Whatever the outcome of the war on Gaza, this will have major repercussions within the state apparatus and within Israeli society. Not only will the events fue…