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A War With No Winners
Jun 23, 2025Mehran Kamrava
acrobat Icon The United States has finally caved in to Israeli pressure and has bombed Iran’s most important nuclear…
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Israel’s Attack on Iran (2): Balance of Power and Tehran’s Options
Jun 18, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
As Israel guards its monopoly over nuclear arms in the Middle East, its political and security cabinet decided on…
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Israel’s War with Iran Moves out of the Shadows
Jun 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
At dawn on Friday, 13 June Israel launched a full-scale, coordinated military operation against Iran, codenamed “Rising Lion.” More…
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Transformations in European Attitudes toward the Genocidal War on Gaza
Jun 4, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Recent weeks have seen a remarkable shift in European policy on Gaza. After more than 18 months of support…
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Trump’s Gulf Tour: A Pragmatic America First Approach
May 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump conducted his first major international tour since taking office, stopping at Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and…
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US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects
May 8, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
The United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict…
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Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara
Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of…
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Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coast: Background and Implications
Mar 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Syria’s coastal region saw a wave of bloody sectarian violence from 6-10 March, sparked by armed clashes between remnants…
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Israel’s Policy in post-Assad Syria
Mar 11, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December…
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The Beautification of War: Digital Communications, Public Indifference, Rebel Journalism, and Civilian Resistance in the Age of Meta Wars
Mar 3, 2025John Keane
Digital communications technologies are nowadays enabling not only frightening transformations of the modes and weapons of warfare but also,…
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Israel’s Campaign against Qatar over Its Support for Gaza and a Ceasefire
Feb 24, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
As Qatar positions itself as the main mediator in the negotiations towards a full prisoner exchange between Israel and…
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Trump’s Plan to ‘Cleanse’ Gaza: Origins and Implications
Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to permanently displace more than two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt…
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The New Syrian Administration Caught between Domestic Demands and Foreign Pressures
Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Nearly two months since the fall of the Assad regime, the new Syrian administration faces major domestic and foreign…
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The Gaza Deal, Trump, and What to Expect from His Policy on Palestine
Feb 3, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
After more than 15 months of brutal, destructive Israeli aggression against Gaza, Qatari-led mediation efforts in cooperation with Egypt…
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Biden’s Approach to Post-Assad Syria
Jan 12, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
US President Joe Biden’s administration welcomed the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria on 8 December as…
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Netanyahu and Gallant Arrest Warrants: International Justice on Trial
Jan 5, 2025Nizar Ayoub
When the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 was adopted, very few expected that it would…
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Gaza: Economic Collapse and Humanitarian Catastrophe
Dec 26, 2024The Unit for Economic Studies
It has been a year since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began, leaving behind a trail of unprecedented destruction…
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The Aqaba Summit and the Transition Process in Syria
Dec 17, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
The statement issued following the Aqaba meetings received mixed reactions in Syrian circles. While no official comment was issued…
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Syria Transition: Nothing Left to Lose and Everything to Gain
Dec 16, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Syria has entered a new phase with the fall of the regime facing myriad challenges. The deposed regime destroyed…
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Rebel Takeover as Syrian Regime Forces Retreat
Dec 4, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Since the end of summer, opposition forces have been preparing for a military operation that had intended to be…

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