• Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Violations of the Ceasefire with Hezbollah Threaten to Undo It

    Dec 10, 2024Imad K. Harb

    The ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon on November 27 was a welcome development after 14 months of skirmishes between the Israeli Army and …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Gaza and Lebanon: No Distinction Between Civilian and Military Targets

    Nov 22, 2024Jonathan Kuttab

    One of the consequences of the present Israeli war on Gaza has been the blatant erosion of respect for and belief in international legal principles and institu…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Security Dimensions of the Saudi-Iranian Détente

    Nov 21, 2024Giorgio Cafiero

    The Saudi-Iranian renormalization deal, signed in Beijing on March 10, 2023, has led to a significant reduction in friction between Riyadh and Tehran. Even as …

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    GCC States Seek Diplomacy During US Absence

    The expansion and partial regionalization of what is already the longest and deadliest conflict in the Israeli-Palestinian arena since 1948 presents the Gulf A…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelRegional Implications and Geopolitics

    Japan: Inching Toward Palestine?

    Oct 16, 2024Saul Takahashi

    In September, Taro Kono, Japan’s former foreign minister and a main contender for president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced that if he were to…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications

    Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    The positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year After October 7: Assessments and Implications

    Experts analyze various aspects of the past year of Israel’s war on Gaza and now its campaign against Hezbollah and Lebanon.

  • Podcast
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Middle East on the Precipice of Regional War

    Oct 3, 2024

    Experts discuss the expansion of the Gaza war into a regional war, the Israeli assault on Lebanon, and the Iranian missile strike on Israel.

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    After Assassinating Nasrallah, Will Israel Escalate Further?

    Sep 30, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    On the evening of 27 September, Israel launched one of its biggest attacks on Lebanon since it stepped up operations on its northern front. The assault targete…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Nasrallah’s Killing Prompts Serious Calculations

    Sep 30, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury

    Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has shocked many in Lebanon and the region regardless of what they thought of the man and hi…

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Vicious War on Lebanon: On-the-Ground Assessment

    Sep 27, 2024

    Imad K. Harb discusses the current situation in Lebanon as Israel wages a vicious war on the country.

  • 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 …