• Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Crime, Neglect, and Politics in Israel

    Feb 11, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Muhammad Mustafa explore rising crime in Palestinian towns inside Israel, the government’s willful neglect, and the shifting domestic polit…

  • Viewpoint
    International Law

    The Uncertainties of the New World Order Affect the Middle East

    Feb 11, 2026Amal Mudallali

    The rules-based world order is facing its most serious, indeed existential, challenge since it was created after World War II. What makes this moment in world …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Says Talks with Iran Are “Very Good”

    Feb 9, 2026Ingie Gohar

    Trump said that the US had “very good” talks with Iran and that additional discussions are planned for early next week, but warned that if Iran does not reach …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Election Year in Israel: Portends of the Coming Political Battle

    Feb 6, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    IntroductionIsrael has entered the year of parliamentary elections, whether they are held on time at the end of October 2026 or brought forward to an earlier d…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    A First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition

    Feb 4, 2026Patricia Karam

    In January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to rec…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives

    Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…

  • Panel Discussions
    Public Opinion

    Arab Public Opinion and Implications for Trump’s Policies in the Region

    Feb 10, 2026 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET

    Experts present the findings of the 2025 Arab Opinion Index survey and discuss their implications for the US policy in the region.

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Every Moment Is a Life: Gaza in the Time of Genocide

    Feb 2, 2026Imad K. Harb

    A sobering reminder for the American reader of the Gaza genocide will soon land in bookstores and libraries throughout the United States, offering firsthand a…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Opposes Maliki as Iraq Prime Minister

    Feb 2, 2026Ingie Gohar

    President Trump said on social media that the United States would end its support for Iraq if former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki returns to office.

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent

    Jan 29, 2026Salim Çevik

    On January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Egypt: Partnering with Saudi Arabia on Security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

    Despite its extensive economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt appears to be hitching its wagon to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s dispute w…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Board of Peace Will Help Strong Countries Dominate Weak Ones

    Jan 27, 2026Dana El Kurd

    The Trump administration recently declared that Phase 1 of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was over and that the work of Phase 2 would begin.…

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