• Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Election Year in Israel: Portends of the Coming Political Battle

    Feb 6, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    IntroductionIsrael has entered the year of parliamentary elections, whether they are held on time at the end of October 2026 or brought forward to an earlier d…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    A First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition

    Feb 4, 2026Patricia Karam

    In January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to rec…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives

    Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Every Moment Is a Life: Gaza in the Time of Genocide

    Feb 2, 2026Imad K. Harb

    A sobering reminder for the American reader of the Gaza genocide will soon land in bookstores and libraries throughout the United States, offering firsthand a…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent

    Jan 29, 2026Salim Çevik

    On January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Board of Peace Will Help Strong Countries Dominate Weak Ones

    Jan 27, 2026Dana El Kurd

    The Trump administration recently declared that Phase 1 of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was over and that the work of Phase 2 would begin.…

  • Panel Discussions
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    US Policy toward Palestine: Domestic and International Implications

    Jan 24, 2026

    Experts discuss US policy toward Palestine under the Trump and Biden administration at the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum in Doha.

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Another Step in the Weaponization of Aid: Israel Bans Humanitarian Agencies in Gaza

    Jan 22, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In late December 2025, two months after the much-lauded ceasefire agreement that was meant to end the physical destruction of Gaza and bring a significant incr…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    International Law and the Trump Board of Peace Charter

    Jan 21, 2026Brian Brivati

    President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) raise several international significant legal is…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Gaza’s Second Stage Commences

    Jan 21, 2026

    Yara M. Asi, Muhammad Shehada, and Yousef Munayyer discuss the current situation in Gaza, the forthcoming “Second Stage” of the ceasefire, and the implications…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    West Bank in the Crosshairs: Updates on Israel’s Increasing Violence

    Jan 29, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the intensifying Israeli violence in the West Bank and the systematic efforts to displace Palestinian communities.

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization

    Jan 13, 2026Rami G. Khouri

    The US-enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza has persisted for 27 months and sent shockwaves across the world. In its wake, two puzzles remain unsolved: Beyond the …

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