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Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
Protection or Vulnerability? Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Iran War
Apr 14, 2026Rohan Advani
In March 2026, a Gulf official told Reuters that three Gulf states were reviewing how to deploy their sovereign wealth fund (SWF) holdings to offset Iran war-r…
Viewpoint
LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Without a National Consensus, Lebanon’s Talks with Israel Are Doomed to Fail
Apr 14, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Forcing Lebanon to accept an occupation will backfire, provoking even fiercer resistance, risking civil war, and sowing heightened anti-American sentiments acr…
Webinar
Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Migration and Mobilization: The History, Identity, and Politics of the Palestinian Diaspora in Chile
Apr 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
About the WebinarThe Palestinian diaspora in Chile—estimated at a minimum of half a million people—constitutes the largest and one of the most historically sig…
Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly
Apr 13, 2026Ingie Gohar
Trump Escalates Iran Threats, Then Agrees to Ceasefire. On April 6, President Donald Trump escalated his threats toward Iran, declaring that “the entire countr…
Policy Analysis
LebanonUS Foreign Policy
US Policy Toward Lebanon in a Time of War
Apr 10, 2026Patricia Karam
Following the expansion of its ground operations in South Lebanon in late March 2026, Israel has significantly intensified airstrikes across the country, inclu…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Israeli Settler Violence: A Strategy to Displace Palestinians from their Land
Apr 10, 2026Yara M. Asi
On April 9, 2026, news broke that the Israeli government had recently authorized the construction of 34 new settlements in the West Bank—nearly six times the n…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
The Iran War: Is Trump Looking for Exit Ramps or Escalation?
Apr 7, 2026Charles W. Dunne
US President Donald Trump proclaimed total victory over Iran in his Oval Office address on April Fools’ Day, saying, “We’ve beaten and completely decimated Ira…
FORTHCOMING BOOK: Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: Domestic, Regional, and International Dynamics
Apr 6, 2026
The book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date accounting, documentation, and analysis of the different aspects of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Targetin…
Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens War Crimes in Iran
Apr 6, 2026Ingie Gohar
President Trump said that the US is in serious discussions with "a new, and more reasonable, regime" to end military operations in Iran. He threatened to "blow…
Op-Eds
IranUS Foreign Policy
Iran Is the Dumb, Disastrous Remake of Desert Storm
Apr 4, 2026Daniel Neep
The war’s goals—degrading Iran’s military and weakening its proxy networks—look like a more limited attempt to discipline an errant regional power.
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
What Happened to the Gaza War?
Apr 1, 2026
Khalil E. Jahshan argues that the war with Iran has diverted attention away from Gaza, enabling Israel to intensify the humanitarian crisis and obstruct recons…
Viewpoint
LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Lessons from Lebanon’s Frustration: From the Christians Yesterday to the Shia Today
Mar 30, 2026Mark Daou
After the civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon entered a new phase of rebuilding state institutions and ending internal conflict. However, that phase was not equit…