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Deals Without Guarantees: Trump’s Gulf Visit and the Future of US–Saudi Relations
May 22, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesOn May 13, US President Donald Trump began a four-day tour of Gulf countries, during which he traveled to…
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Implications of the US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal
May 21, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on May 6 of a ceasefire deal with Yemen’s Houthis—in which the militant group…
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President Trump’s Gulf Trip: Post-Visit Observations
Last week President Donald Trump ended a three-country trip to the Arabian Gulf—Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab…
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Resumption of Beirut Port Blast Investigation Offers Lebanon New Hope
May 15, 2025Patricia KaramNearly five years after the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut that killed some 220 people, injured some…
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Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?
May 8, 2025Mtanes ShihadehIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign…
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Changing GCC Outlook Toward US-Iran Talks
May 7, 2025Kristian Coates UlrichsenLeaders of the six GCC states have worked assiduously since 2021 to repair and rebuild ties with Iran as…
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Israeli Practices in the Occupied West Bank: A Prelude to Annexation
May 7, 2025Jonathan KuttabWhile world attention has focused on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip for the past year and a…
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US Policy and Gulf Arab Interests: More Clash, Less Harmony
May 6, 2025Jim KraneGulf sovereign wealth funds are grappling with zig-zagging share valuations, while the falling oil price—compounded by a falling dollar—is…
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Restructuring the US Department of State: The De-prioritization of Human Rights?
May 2, 2025Annelle ShelineOn April 22, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a proposed “comprehensive reorganization plan” of the US Department of…
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Jordan Bans the Muslim Brotherhood Amid Increasing Regional Strife
May 1, 2025Curtis RyanThe Jordanian government made a dramatic move on April 23 against the oldest opposition movement in the country when…
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Israel’s False Paramedics Story Exemplifies Its Information War Against Palestinians
May 1, 2025Yara M. AsiOver the past 18 months, a seemingly unending stream of horrific stories has emerged from Gaza, publicized across social…
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One Hundred Days of Trump’s Foreign Policy: US Reputation and the World Order Take a Hit
Apr 29, 2025Charles W. DunneThe onslaught of US President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy has surprised the world with its depth and…
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Trump’s Upcoming Trip to Saudi Arabia Amid Regional Uncertainties
Apr 25, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump plans to make Saudi Arabia the first country he will visit during his second term in…
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Trump Might Go for a Nuclear Deal Without a Larger Middle East Strategy
Apr 22, 2025Daniel BrumbergOver the last week, Iran hardliners in Washington have issued dire warnings about the Trump administration’s launching of nuclear…
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A Calculus of Conflict: Netanyahu’s Political Survival Through Extended War
Apr 16, 2025Thair Abu RasAfter nearly two months of ceasefire, the Israeli government resumed its genocidal campaign in Gaza in March 2025. The…
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Is Sudan Approaching a Resolution of Its Two-Year Crisis?
Apr 15, 2025Imad K. HarbSudan’s ‘war of the generals’ between the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the…
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Saudi Arabia’s Calculated Re-engagement in Syria and Lebanon
Apr 8, 2025Unit for Political StudiesOn March 28, the Syrian and Lebanese defense ministers signed an agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, affirming the importance…
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Challenges Facing Syria’s Constitutional Declaration
Apr 4, 2025Radwan ZiadehFollowing the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, Syria’s new administration announced on January 29, 2025,…
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The Impact of Israeli Cyber Operations on Hezbollah
Apr 2, 2025Amal ChmounyAlongside its war on Gaza, Israel has executed an array of cyber-attacks against Hezbollah that have disrupted the group’s…
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Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting
Apr 1, 2025Azmi BisharaGenocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of…
