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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…
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Control without Inclusion: Eastern Syria Under Damascus
Jun 12, 2026Haian DukhanIn May 2026, Hussein al-Sharaa, the father of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, described the people of Deir al-Zor…
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Iraq’s Kurdistan Region After the Iran War
Jun 9, 2026Patricia KaramThe US-Israeli war on Iran has spilled over into other countries, including neighboring Iraq. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq…
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The Humanitarian Impact of the War on Iran
Jun 3, 2026Yara M. AsiFor the hundreds of children that attended the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026,…
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Oman and the Iran War: Neutrality Under Strain
May 28, 2026Gregory AftandilianOman has been thrust back into the diplomatic spotlight. On May 27, 2026, US President Donald Trump told reporters…
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Vision 2030 and the Iran War: Saudi Arabia’s Resilience Under Strain
May 28, 2026Kristian Coates UlrichsenThree months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, the conflict is at stalemate:…
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Why Devastating Iran’s Economy Will Not Break the Regime
May 28, 2026Hadi KahalzadehSince President Donald Trump launched the US-Israel assault on Iran in late February 2026, the Trump administration has offered…
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Hormuz as Deterrent: How Iran’s Leverage Could Reshape Gulf Infrastructure
May 21, 2026Jim KraneIran has managed to convert its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz into a strategic deterrent. By blocking maritime…
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Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
May 21, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesSaudi Arabia finds itself in the center of a storm not of its choosing and its choices in confronting…
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Why Protest Has Not Produced Political Change in Iran
May 12, 2026Sina ToossiIran has not lacked moments of mass defiance against the regime. Over the past two decades, repeated waves of…
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Annexation Through Law: Land Registration and Palestinian Dispossession in the West Bank
May 7, 2026Alaa MahajnaOn February 8, 2026, Israel’s security cabinet adopted a series of decisions concerning the occupied West Bank, followed on…
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The Middle East after the Iran War: Between Order and Chaos
May 6, 2026Nabeel A. KhouryFor a president who has so often signaled his wish for a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump has resorted…
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Libya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
May 5, 2026Gregory AftandilianIn April 2026, with the help of the United States, Libya’s two parallel governments reached an agreement on a…
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Politics in a Parallel Universe: Iraq’s Leadership Crisis and the Iran War
Apr 29, 2026Harith HasanThe Iraqi government and the leaders of the country’s ruling political factions have every reason for alarm. The US–Israeli…
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War on Iran: The Dangers of Attacking Water Desalination Plants in the Gulf
Apr 28, 2026Manal ShehabiInternational attention has focused on the energy and economic impact of Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.…
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Among US Democrats, Support for Israel Continues to Erode
Apr 24, 2026Amy HawthorneAmid all the dysfunction and paralysis on Capitol Hill, an important foreign policy change is taking place among Senate…
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How to Avoid Mutually Assured Devastation in the Gulf
Apr 17, 2026Daniel BrumbergThe April 12, 2026, collapse of US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, could open the door to the perils of…
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Protection or Vulnerability? Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Iran War
Apr 14, 2026Rohan AdvaniIn March 2026, a Gulf official told Reuters that three Gulf states were reviewing how to deploy their sovereign…
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US Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War
Apr 10, 2026Patricia KaramFollowing the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes…
