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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…
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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…
