• Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The War Israel Wants but Hezbollah Rejects

    Sep 20, 2024Imad K. Harb

    The Israeli war on Hezbollah has just entered another deadly phase characterized by the sophisticated, but criminally minded, use of cyber warfare to detonate …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Gaza, the American Elections, and the Fallout of a Disaster

    Sep 19, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    The United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to …

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Will Israel’s Attack on Lebanon Ignite the Middle East?

    Sep 19, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Israel’s cyberattacks on Hezbollah’s communications devices and Netanyahu's apparent desire to drag the Middle East to war.

  • From our Affiliates
    AlgeriaDemocracy and Governance

    Understanding Algeria’s Presidential Election

    Sep 16, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On 7 September, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected for a second five-year term. The initial results showed that he won with more than 94 pe…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Harris and Trump Reiterate Support for Israel

    Sep 16, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    At their September 10 debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump briefly discussed their positions on Israel and Gaza. Harris remar…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    US University Campuses Will Stifle Students’ Protests Next Year

    Sep 16, 2024Jonathan Kuttab

    The student protests and the encampment movement that exploded on campuses toward the end of the 2024 school year pitted students (and faculty) protesting the …

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Gaza War and US Elections

    Sep 13, 2024

    Experts discuss the war on Gaza, the escalating Israeli military campaign in the West Bank, anti-war campus protests, and the upcoming US Presidential Election…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Discrediting the Living and Denying the Dead in Gaza: Justifying Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilians

    Sep 12, 2024Yara M. Asi

    In mid-August 2024, the world stood witness to one of the few personal tragedies from Gaza to make global headlines. Israeli airstrikes killed two 3-day-old tw…

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Assessing GCC Perspectives on American-British Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

    Sep 11, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    Since last November, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, has been attacking commercial and merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden and th…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Justice Department Announces Charges Against Hamas Leadership

    Sep 9, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The US Department of Justice announced the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas.

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Why is Israel Waging War in the West Bank?

    Sep 6, 2024

    Mustafa Barghouti and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss the recent Israeli military incursions in the West Bank as part of Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinians. …

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenClimate and Environment

    Climate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing Conflict

    Sep 6, 2024Afrah Nasser

    Like the rest of the world, Yemen is facing the profound effects of climate change on sectors from agriculture and health to the broader economy and natural re…