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Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
What is missing from UNSC Resolution 2803?
Nov 18, 2025Brian Brivati
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2803 on Gaza governance and a “credible pathway” to Palestinian self-determination notably omits the foun…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
MBS Returns to Washington: Re-Assessing US-Saudi Relations
Nov 18, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Mohammed bin Salman’s return to Washington after seven years signals a recalibration of US-Saudi ties, with Riyadh seeking security assurances as well as suppo…
Podcast
SyriaUS Foreign Policy
Mr. Sharaa Comes to Washington
Nov 17, 2025
Radwan Ziadeh and Yousef Munayyer discuss Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House, exploring what Syrians hope to gain from the trip, and w…
Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Urges Pardon for Netanyahu
Nov 17, 2025Ingie Gohar
President Trump sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog asking him to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges, calling his prosecution “political unjust…
Policy Analysis
YemenRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Israel, the UAE, and Yemen’s South: The Politics of Unlikely Alliances
Nov 14, 2025 Giorgio Cafiero
Having emerged in 2017 from Yemen’s Southern Movement, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) is the preeminent political and military force in southern Yemen…
Press Releases
Dr. Azmi Bishara Delivers Opening Remarks at the “Palestine and Europe” Conference
Nov 14, 2025
Opening Remarks by Dr. Azmi Bishara at the CAREP Annual Conference “Palestine and Europe: The Weight of the Past and Contemporary Dynamics,” Paris, 13–14 Novem…
Fresh Take
SyriaUS Foreign Policy
Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Donald Trump
Nov 13, 2025
Daniel Neep draws parallels between Donald Trump and Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa, contending that both leaders favor a style of governance rooted in transactional …
From our Affiliates
MoroccoConflicts and Conflict Resolution
What Next for the Western Sahara? The Repercussions of Security Council Resolution 2797
Nov 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
On 31 October, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution asserting that granting the Western Sahara “genuine autonomy” under Moroccan sovereignt…
Policy Analysis
The Horn of AfricaEnergy and Economics
Bitcoin Mining on the Nile? Implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Egypt and Sudan
Nov 12, 2025Lama Elhatow
Ethiopia’s highly contested and controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2025, marking the completion of…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Who Profits? US Corporations and the Whitewashing of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Nov 11, 2025Annelle Sheline
Since Israel began its brutal assault on Gaza in October 2023, observers have asked how the world could allow the indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians to c…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections
A Changing Conversation on the Left and Right
Nov 11, 2025
Experts examine how the war on Gaza has reshaped global public opinion toward Israel, and explore how these shifting perceptions influenced the New York mayora…
Viewpoint
SyriaUS Foreign Policy
The Populist and the Pragmatist: Why Trump Sees a Kindred Spirit in Syria’s al-Sharaa
Nov 11, 2025Daniel Neep
At first glance, US President Donald J. Trump and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa inhabit very different political universes. Trump, the populist pre…