• Viewpoint
    US Foreign Policy

    Trump’s First Three Weeks in Office: Signs of Disruption and Chaos

    Feb 13, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    In his first few weeks back in office, Donald J. Trump delivered his characteristic ‘shock and confusion’ tactics by unleashing dozens of draconian and vindict…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Second-Term Foreign Policy: Highly Centralized, and Highly Personal

    Feb 12, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    The late US secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld once famously explained his taxonomy of information in typically gnomic terms. “There are known knowns,” he sa…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy

    Trump II and American-Gulf Relations

    Donald Trump re-entered the White House on January 20 as the first president to serve a non-consecutive second term since Grover Cleveland in 1893. Any expecta…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: President Trump: Palestinians Cannot Return to Gaza Once Resettled Elsewhere

    Feb 11, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On February 4, President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. During a joint press conference, President Trump m…

  • Khalil E. Jahshan quoted by Middle East Eye regarding the Gaza ceasefire

    Feb 10, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    Khalil E. Jahshan quoted by Middle East Eye regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the Israeli violations of the agreement.

  • Khalil E. Jahshan quoted by Al Jazeera on Trump proposal for Gaza

    Khalil E. Jahshan was quoted by Al Jazeera regarding Trump proposal to displace the population of Gaza.

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanUS Foreign Policy

    For Jordan, Trump’s Latest Pronouncements Threaten an Existential Disaster

    Feb 7, 2025Curtis Ryan

    With US President Donald Trump pushing Jordan to permanently resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Hashemite Kingdom once again faces a crisis that is nothing s…

  • Webinar
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s Transitional Government: Challenges, Prospects, and Global Implications

    Feb 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the myriad challenges facing Syria in this transitional period, assess the prospects for success in instituting a democratic and inclusive gove…

  • Yousef Munayyer quoted by the New York Times regarding Trump’s plan for Gaza

    Feb 6, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    Yousef Munayyer was quoted by the New York Times regarding Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace it's population.

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Drama, Delusion, and Dangers of Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Feb 6, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Donald Trump displayed his usual combination of disruption and delusion with his proposal for the US to take over the Gaza Strip after displacing its Palestini…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Trump’s Executive Orders and Actions Upend Policies at Home and Abroad

    President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office were marked by his signing of a dizzying array of executive orders, both to fulfill his campaign pledges and…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    Out With the Old, In With the New: Is There a New Hope for Lebanon?

    Feb 6, 2025Patricia Karam

    Following a surprising appointment as Lebanon’s new prime minister, independent jurist, academic, and former diplomat Nawaf Salam, finds himself enmeshed in th…