• From our Affiliates
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    The 2026 Knesset Elections: Parties, Political Camps, and the Race to Power

    Sep 15, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The forthcoming Knesset elections are set to be among the most consequential in Israel’s history, as they could bring down one of the country’s longest-serving…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    How 9/11 Helped Israel Sell Its War on Palestinians to America

    Sep 11, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    With the second Palestinian Intifada under way, the September 11 attacks on the US provided an opportunity to once again put Israel and the US on the same side…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Democrats’ Divide Over Israel Comes to the House Foreign Affairs Committee

    US Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was selected by the Democratic party to become the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s (HFAC) Subc…

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Sabri Jiryis, The Foundations of Zionism 

    Sep 8, 2026Rami G. Khouri

    This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complete story of Zionism. It offers an account of its oldest, most critical elements, from…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Reading Palestinian Polls—and Misreading Palestinian Politics

    Sep 3, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    While the polling data may be eye-catching, interpreting the numbers requires reading Palestinian public sentiment correctly at an unprecedented moment. Misrea…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Enduring Influence of Marwan Barghouti

    Sep 2, 2026

    Arab Barghouti and Yousef Munayyer discuss Marwan Barghouti’s imprisonment, his enduring influence in Palestinian politics, the human impact on families of det…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    After Gaza: Shifting Palestinian Public Opinion

    Aug 28, 2026

    Khalil Shikaki and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss new polling on Palestinian politics, declining Hamas support, election prospects, and public attitudes after the G…

  • From our Affiliates
    JordanClimate and Environment

    Public Right or Economic Commodity? The Evolution of Water Policy in Jordan and Morocco

    Aug 27, 2026Youssef Dahraji

    Water management policies in Jordan and Morocco have never been neutral. Rather, since independence, they have functioned as strategic instruments, leveraged t…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey and Iraq’s Emerging Partnership in a Changing Regional Order

    Aug 26, 2026Salim Çevik

    Turkey-Iraq relations have undergone a significant transformation over the past two years. For much of the post-2003 period, relations between Ankara and Baghd…

  • Viewpoint
    JordanProtests and Activism

    The Domestic Costs of Jordan’s US Alliance

    Aug 24, 2026Jillian Schwedler

    Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran in February 2026, dozens of citizens of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have been injured by debris falling from i…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Lebanon’s False Bet on US Mediation

    Aug 20, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Earlier this month, Lebanon and Israel wrapped up another negotiating session in Rome—the seventh since their signing of the June 26, 2026, US-brokered Framewo…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaSecurity and Defense

    Diversification Without Substitution: What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia

    Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Despite the headlines, the Mecca agreement is unlikely to produce a real military response if an attack happens. Not only has the text of the accord not been m…

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