• Viewpoint
    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Threatens “Major Military Punishment” for Yemen’s Houthis

    Jul 23, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    Until this week, the Houthis had been waiting to see whether their military involvement might be needed or called for in the conflict between the United States…

  • Book Review
    Violent Extremism

    Azmi Bishara, ISIS: The March to Dystopia

    Jul 23, 2026Abdelwahab El-Affendi

    ​There was worldwide sigh of relief when the ninety-member ‘Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS’, founded under US leadership in September 2014, announced the vanq…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation

    Jul 22, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Since October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…

  • Book Review
    US Foreign Policy

    Marc Lynch, America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region

    Jul 21, 2026Rami G. Khouri

    For decades, Marc Lynch has been a pioneer among US political scientists working on the Middle East. This book attests not only to his expertise, knowledge, an…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Nearly Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel

    Jul 21, 2026Ingie Gohar

    A total of 103 Democrats, nearly half of the caucus, supported an amendment that would have cut $3.3 billion in foreign military aid for Israel., while 98 vote…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarMedia and Technology

    Don’t Shoot the Mediator: The Campaign to Undermine Qatar’s Role in the Iran and Lebanon Ceasefires

    Jul 17, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Over the past three decades, conflict mediation has become a central pillar of Qatar’s foreign policy, building on a diplomatic model it had built around estab…

  • Conferences

    Shifting Tides: Palestine, US Elections, and Pathways Forward

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    Experts discuss the realities on the ground in Palestine and assess shifts in US politics toward Palestine and Israel.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine

    Jul 16, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit sexual violence in conflict zones. UN Secretary-Gene…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Hamas Dissolves its Government in Gaza, but the Board of Peace Remains the Problem

    Jul 15, 2026Dana El Kurd

    On July 6, 2026, Hamas’s Gaza government announced that it had dissolved its Emergency Committee, the body that has run the enclave since October 2023, and wou…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israel’s Election and Eisenkot’s Arab Coalition Dilemma

    Jul 15, 2026Joseph Mansour

    Israelis are set to head to the polls on October 27, 2026, for what some have touted as the most consequential election in the country’s history. Gadi Eisenkot…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Board of Peace’s Gaza Plan: Broken or Working as Intended?

    Jul 30, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts assess where the Board of Peace plan stands, what has been implemented and what has not, and whether the plan has any chance of success.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Declares Iran MOU “Over”

    Jul 13, 2026Ingie Gohar

    President Trump said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran was “over,” calling Iranian leaders “scum,” though he added that he would still allow…

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