• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Calls Somali-Americans “Garbage”

    Dec 8, 2025Ingie Gohar

    President Trump said that he does not want Somali immigrants in the US, telling reporters that they should “go back to where they came from” and that “their co…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Give the United States a Qualitative Disadvantage?

    Dec 4, 2025Josh Paul

    President Trump announced that he would approve the sale to Saudi Arabia of the most advanced US manned strike fighter aircraft, the F-35.

  • Viewpoint
    US Foreign Policy

    The Machinery of Impunity: How Washington’s Elite Stays above the Law—and How to End It

    Dec 3, 2025Jasmine El-Gamal

    From the torture carried out during the George W. Bush administration to the surge in drone warfare under President Barack Obama, from President Joe Biden’s un…

  • Webinar
    SudanProtests and Activism

    Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Movement: The Role of Civil Society and Prospects for Democratic Transition

    Dec 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the role of Sudan's civilian-led grassroots pro-democracy movement and the prospects for democratic transition.

  • Podcast
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Hezbollah and Israel’s Ongoing War on Lebanon

    Dec 2, 2025

    Imad K. Harb and Khalil E. Jahshan examine the situation in Lebanon, focusing on the challenges of disarming Hezbollah and the ongoing Israeli military campaig…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sudan: International Actors Need to be Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

    The war in Sudan has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with an estimated 150,000 people dead and millions displaced since the conflict broke…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sudan’s War on Civilians: A Continuation of Decades of Atrocities

    Dec 1, 2025Yara M. Asi

    For more than a year, the al-Saudi Maternity Hospital was the only functioning hospital in al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan. The largest…

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    TunisiaDemocracy and Governance

    The Illusion of the Tunisian Exception: Civil Society and Democratic Transition

    Dec 1, 2025Mehdi Mabrouk

    ​​acrobat IconTunisia’s democratic transition has attracted considerable scholarly attention, and is often portrayed as a notable exception. However, the rever…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Suspends Immigration from “Third World”

    Dec 1, 2025Ingie Gohar

    Senate Democrats urged Secretary Rubio to act on a report by the DoS Inspector General that found that Israeli military units committed “many hundreds” of pote…

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    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Strategic Implications of Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

    Nov 27, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House on 18 November marked a highly symbolic moment in US–Saudi relations. After years of strained ties,…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    What the Recent US Elections Mean for Trump and for US Foreign Policy

    Nov 26, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were not directly on the ballot in the November 4, 2025, elections, but the results were still a consequen…

  • Collective Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Tabatabai’s Killing: Perspectives on Hezbollah

    On November 23, 2025, Israel succeeded in assassinating Hezbollah’s chief military commander, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, in its latest violation of the ceasefire n…

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