• Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Give the United States a Qualitative Disadvantage?

    Dec 4, 2025Josh Paul

    President Trump announced that he would approve the sale to Saudi Arabia of the most advanced US manned strike fighter aircraft, the F-35.

  • From our Affiliates
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Strategic Implications of Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

    Nov 27, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House on 18 November marked a highly symbolic moment in US–Saudi relations. After years of strained ties,…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    UNSC Resolution 2803: A Shaky Step Toward the Unknown

    Nov 19, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    On November 17, 2025, following weeks of diplomatic maneuvering, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to approve Resolution 2803 (2025) in support …

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Israel Really Want Peace?

    Nov 18, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan analyzes how the US and Israel are promoting normalization with Arab and Islamic countries, alongside Trump’s Gaza plan, as a means to avoid …

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    MBS Returns to Washington: Re-Assessing US-Saudi Relations

    Mohammed bin Salman’s return to Washington after seven years signals a recalibration of US-Saudi ties, with Riyadh seeking security assurances as well as suppo…

  • Podcast
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    Mr. Sharaa Comes to Washington

    Nov 17, 2025

    Radwan Ziadeh and Yousef Munayyer discuss Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House, exploring what Syrians hope to gain from the trip, and w…

  • Fresh Take
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Donald Trump

    Nov 13, 2025

    Daniel Neep draws parallels between Donald Trump and Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa, contending that both leaders favor a style of governance rooted in transactional …

  • Viewpoint
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    The Populist and the Pragmatist: Why Trump Sees a Kindred Spirit in Syria’s al-Sharaa

    Nov 11, 2025Daniel Neep

    At first glance, US President Donald J. Trump and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa inhabit very different political universes. Trump, the populist pre…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    Qatar Copes with Trump’s Middle East Vision

    Nov 6, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    Among Arab states, perhaps none faces a more complex challenge in managing relations with President Donald Trump than Qatar. Ironically, Doha’s deepening partn…

  • From our Affiliates
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Saudi Crown Prince in Washington: The Return of Realpolitik

    Nov 6, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    President Donald Trump voiced optimism that Saudi Arabia would soon join the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized relations between Israel and some Arab countr…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s Fragile Integration: The SDF Joins the Army but Autonomy Remains Elusive

    An October 2025 deal between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—which are linked to the Kurdish-dominated autonomous administration in the northea…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    No Protection, No Justice: US Citizens Killed with Impunity by Israel

    Oct 30, 2025Yara M. Asi

    On a cold night in January 2022, Omar Assad, an elderly Palestinian American man, was driving back to his town in the West Bank after a night of playing cards …

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