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Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Moral Matters in Hard Times
Nov 14, 2023Azmi Bishara
Besides political and ideological conflicts, the savagery of war and mass killing inspires several existential reflections. There seems to be little space for …
Policy Analysis
LevantUS Foreign Policy
US Military Presence in the Middle East: Deterrence and Retaliation
Nov 14, 2023Gregory Aftandilian
The United States has recently bolstered its military presence in the Middle East as the Israeli war on Gaza escalated. Bolstering this presence is meant to de…
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Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
War in the Post-Truth Era: Western Media Coverage of Israel’s 2023 War on Gaza
Nov 11, 2023Basim Tweissi
Western mainstream media received the news coming from the Middle East on 7 October 2023 with an unprecedented outpouring of emotion. As a general rule, covera…
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Smearing of Rashida Tlaib and the Palestinian Calls for Freedom
Nov 10, 2023Yousef Munayyer
What makes the attack on Tlaib even more absurd is that while Congress is demonizing calls for freedom in a space where Palestinians are systematically denied …
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EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Egypt and the War on Gaza: Two Discourses, One Policy
Nov 9, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, Egypt’s response has received more attention than that of other Arab states due to its regio…
External Readings
Israel’s war crimes in Gaza are by design, not default
Nov 9, 2023Marwan Bishara
The gruesome scenes of death and destruction in Gaza are a reminder that for Israel, violence is not incidental, accidental or coincidental. It is part and par…
Policy Analysis
IraqDemocracy and Governance
A Year of Mixed Results for Iraq’s Sudani
Nov 8, 2023Rend Al-Rahim
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi`a al-Sudani completed his first year in office on October 27 with a mixed record of successes and failures owing to objective…
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
What Is the US Trying to Achieve in the Gaza War?
Nov 8, 2023
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the US objectives in the Israeli war on Gaza and the attempts by Secretary Blinken to manage the conflict.
External Readings
The farce of post-Gaza Pax Americana in the Middle East
Nov 7, 2023Marwan Bishara
Since the Israeli army embarked on its bloody assault on Gaza a month ago, the Biden administration has dispatched its foremost naval strike force, including t…
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Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The War on Gaza and the Future of the Netanyahu Government in Israeli Public Opinion
Nov 7, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
As the Israeli war on Gaza continues, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds itself facing many domestic challenges, most notably th…
Policy Analysis
SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Does Syria Have a Role in the Israel-Hamas Conflict?
Nov 6, 2023Patricia Karam
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages, the Middle East is bracing for a wider, multi-front regional conflict that will have serious repercussions for the g…
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Can Our Leaders Avoid the Terrorism Trap?
Nov 4, 2023Yousef Munayyer
As a devastating crisis continues to unfold with the horrific bombardment of Gaza, there is little sense of how it will end. As a lifelong student of Israel-Pa…