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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Turn: Power Beyond Electricity
Aug 27, 2026Jim KraneThe US-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement caused some observers to scratch their heads. Why would a country bother with…
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Turkey and Iraq’s Emerging Partnership in a Changing Regional Order
Aug 26, 2026Salim ÇevikTurkey-Iraq relations have undergone a significant transformation over the past two years. For much of the post-2003 period, relations…
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Diversification Without Substitution: What the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia
Aug 19, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesDespite the headlines, the Mecca agreement is unlikely to produce a real military response if an attack happens. Not…
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The Israeli Public Supports Wars, but Is Dissatisfied with the Results
Aug 17, 2026Mtanes ShihadehPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to…
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Why UN Mediation in Yemen Needs an Overhaul
Aug 14, 2026Afrah NasserAlthough originally established to facilitate a negotiated political settlement to the Yemen conflict, for over a decade the focus…
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Can the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?
Aug 13, 2026Mohammed SamhouriOn July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead…
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Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists
Aug 5, 2026Gregory AftandilianThe Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom…
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Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Dilemma
Aug 5, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn July 13, 2026, bombs struck the runway at Sanaa International Airport as an Iranian plane arrived carrying a…
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Neither Iran nor Israel: Saudi Arabia’s Vision for Lebanon
Jul 28, 2026Giorgio CafieroSaudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s recent reaffirmation of support for Lebanese President Joseph Aoun…
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Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation
Jul 22, 2026Imad K. HarbSince October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand…
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Don’t Shoot the Mediator: The Campaign to Undermine Qatar’s Role in the Iran and Lebanon Ceasefires
Jul 17, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOver the past three decades, conflict mediation has become a central pillar of Qatar’s foreign policy, building on a…
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Sexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine
Jul 16, 2026Yara M. AsiIn May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit…
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Opposition Parties Offer No Alternative Political Visions in Israel’s Elections
Jul 9, 2026Mtanes ShihadehIsrael is preparing for new elections, whether they take place on time at the end of October 2026 or…
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Tunisia, Turkey, and the New Authoritarian Playbook
Jul 8, 2026Salim ÇevikOn May 21, 2026, an Ankara appeals court annulled the 2023 congress of Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican…
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How Drone Warfare Prolongs Conflicts in South-West Asia and North Africa
Jul 1, 2026Gregory AftandilianDrone warfare in South-West Asia and North Africa has expanded dramatically in recent years. For many belligerents, drones have…
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The Trilateral Framework Agreement: Drivers and Implications for Lebanon
Jun 30, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesOn 26 June, the United States announced that a "trilateral framework" had been agreed between Lebanon and Israel –…
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Egypt’s New Asylum Law Could Deepen Refugee Insecurity
Jun 29, 2026Ingie GoharThe war in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has entered its fourth year and remains the world’s largest…
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Limiting the Damage: Saudi Arabia and the Islamabad Memorandum
Jun 24, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesThe war affected Saudi Arabia and further complicated its economic diversification plans, which were already facing setbacks. Iranian missiles…
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The US-Iran Interim Deal: A Fragile Ceasefire
Jun 18, 2026Daniel Brumberg Khalil E. Jahshan Patricia Karam Yousef Munayyer Daniel Neep Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” signed in…
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Sadr, the Militias, and Iraq’s Struggle for Sovereignty
Jun 17, 2026Giorgio CafieroIraq could be at a turning point following Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s May 27, 2026, decision to place his…
