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  • Policy Analysis
    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Yemen in Limbo: No War, Yet Still No Peace

    Dec 15, 2022Afrah Nasser

    Afrah Nasser discusses the current stalemate in Yemen following the expiration of a UN-sponsored ceasefire agreement, looking at actions by all parties to the …

  • Policy Analysis
    IranProtests and Activism

    Have Iran’s Leaders Come to Another Crossroads?

    Dec 14, 2022Daniel Brumberg

    Daniel Brumberg examines the ongoing protests in Iran and the country’s hardline response, stressing that the disturbances are unlikely to lead to the collapse…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    De-Normalizing Israeli Normalization at the World Cup

    Dec 13, 2022Dana El Kurd

    At the international soccer tournament, Qatari anti-normalization activists as well as ordinary spectators have put Palestinian solidarity in the spotlight.Thi…

  • Viewpoint
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia Will Not Find Strategic Protection in China

    Dec 13, 2022Imad K. Harb

    Saudi Arabia has just spent three days hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in a summit that some believe could be fateful for the kingdom’s future strategic a…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israeli Elections 2022: Domestic and International Implications

    Dec 12, 2022

    Khalil E. Jahshan responds to the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections of 2022 and analyzes their domestic and international implications . Jahshan i…

  • Infographic
    EgyptJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Egypt’s National Human Rights Strategy: A Year in Review

    Dec 9, 2022Salmah Arfouly

    It has been a year since the Sisi regime launched Egypt’s National Human Rights Strategy (NHRS), which has been widely criticized as a smokescreen for the coun…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    What Lies Ahead for Saudi Arabia in the 118th US Congress

    Dec 7, 2022Charles W. Dunne

    New challenges abound for President Joe Biden in 2023. The loss of a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress promises to lea…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptClimate and Environment

    COP27 in Egypt: Progress or Stalemate on Climate Justice?

    Dec 7, 2022Yara M. Asi

    Sharm el-Sheikh, which just half a century ago was a remote Bedouin fishing village, is now one of Egypt’s premier tourist destinations for visitors from aroun…

  • External Readings
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    China, the US and a new scramble for the Gulf

    Dec 7, 2022Marwan Bishara

    China is Saudi Arabia’s biggest trading partner, and the kingdom is China’s largest supplier of oil, so it’s normal for their leaders to meet and talk. But the…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranProtests and Activism

    Where Dance Fights with the Devil

    Dec 5, 2022Mohammad Hossein Badamchi

    Iran is currently experiencing one of the largest anti-government protests since 2009. The protests were ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old wom…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    The US Midterm Elections Spell Further Trouble for the JCPOA

    Dec 2, 2022Douglas Christensen

    In November, Americans went to the polls to cast their votes in the congressional midterm elections. In the end, voters dealt a major blow to Republican party …

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Defending Palestinian Human Rights: A Conversation with Jessica Montell

    Dec 1, 2022

    Jessica Montell and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss Israel's growing violations of Palestinians' human rights, and legal efforts to provide some reprieve to Palestin…

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