• Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy

    The Healthcare System as a Target in Gaza

    Feb 28, 2024

    Yara M. Asi talks about how the Israeli army is targeting Gaza's healthcare sector in an attempt to force Palestinians out of their towns.

  • Policy Analysis
    YemenUS Foreign Policy

    Instead of Houthi Designation, the United States Should Embrace a Comprehensive Approach

    Feb 28, 2024Afrah Nasser

    On January 17, the United States designated the Houthis in Yemen, also known as Ansar Allah, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) in response to t…

  • Policy Analysis
    UAERegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The UAE and the Red Sea Security Crisis

    Feb 27, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    Despite the Israeli war on Gaza killing nearly 30,000 Palestinians, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has clung to the Abraham Accords, which it signed with Israe…

  • Webinar
    Climate and Environment

    Climate Change and Environmental Injustice in MENA: Challenges and Pathways Forward

    Mar 6, 2024 9:30 AM - 11:00 ET

    Experts discuss the regional impacts of climate change in the Middle East, the compounding challenges of ongoing conflict, humanitarian needs, environmental in…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Feb 26, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Thirteen House Democrats wrote to President Joe Biden on Thursday calling for “a mutual, temporary ceasefire agreement that provides for the immediate return o…

  • Yousef Munayyer quoted on US-UK strikes on the Houthis

    Feb 24, 2024Yousef Munayyer

    Yousef Munayyer was quoted by the New York Times on US-UK strikes on the Houthis in response to their attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Enabling Israel’s Assault on Civilians in Gaza

    Feb 23, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the US veto at the UN security council against a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    US Troops to Stay in Syria and Iraq but Perhaps Not for Long

    In recent weeks, there have been meetings in Washington and in Baghdad about the presence in Iraq and Syria of US troops, whose official mandate is to aid loca…

  • Charles W. Dunne quoted on the Egypt-Turkey detente

    Feb 22, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    Charles W. Dunne  was quoted by the New Arab on the Egypt-Turkey detente and Erdogan's recent visit to Cairo.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Arab States Have Supported and Shunned Hamas in the Gaza War

    Feb 21, 2024Rami G. Khouri

    Four months of warfare between Israel and Hamas have generated regional and global dynamics that will shape the Middle East for decades. But the war in Gaza ha…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy

    The Healthcare System as a Target in Gaza

    Feb 21, 2024

    Yara M. Asi and Yousef Munayyer discuss how Israel has been targeting the healthcare system in Gaza in order to drive Palestinians out of their towns. Asi is a…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly:

    Feb 20, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Senators wrote DoS and DHS Secretaries requesting government assistance to reunite American citizens with family members currently living in Gaza and urged DHS…