• Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Broken Plan for Gaza

    Dec 19, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan explains that persistent Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire, coupled with the absence of enforcement mechanisms, are obstructing progre…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Turkey’s Emerging Role in Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Dec 17, 2025Salim Çevik

    President Donald Trump envisions a central role for Turkey in Gaza. At the October 2025 Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit, Trump named Turkey as one of four guarant…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Unmitigated Danger of Lebanon’s Current Moment

    Dec 16, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Lebanon today is facing what is arguably its most dangerous moment, as its leaders and politicians grapple with the choice of continuing hostility with Israel …

  • From our Affiliates
    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    South Yemen Escalation: Is the Country Headed for an Emirati-Sponsored Partition?

    Dec 15, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    A major military operation seized swathes of southern Yemen last week, particularly in the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra. Military factions, most nota…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Dec 15, 2025Ingie Gohar

    President Trump told reporters that he expects to announce early next year which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace. He reiterated that the bo…

  • Viewpoint
    US Foreign Policy

    US National Security Strategies: From Carter to Trump 

    Dec 11, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    Over the past several decades, US National Security Strategies (NSS) have reflected a combination of goals and approaches that remained general enough to refle…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Bribes and the Ballot Box: How Israel’s 2026 Budget Serves the Governing Coalition

    Dec 10, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    The Israeli government will soon present its economic and financial agenda for 2026 in the form of a draft budget and an Economic Arrangements Law that will se…

  • Webinar
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria after Assad: A One Year Assessment

    Dec 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts analyze Syria’s trajectory one year after the Assad regime’s collapse, evaluating the transitional government’s performance and exploring prospects for…

  • 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

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

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