• Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Will Trump “Finish the Job” in Iran?

    Jun 12, 2026Daniel Brumberg

    The US-Iranian ceasefire of April 8, 2026, may not withstand President Donald Trump’s June 11, 2026 threat to seize Iran’s Kharg Island and to take control of …

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Control without Inclusion: Eastern Syria Under Damascus

    Jun 12, 2026Haian Dukhan

    In May 2026, Hussein al-Sharaa, the father of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, described the people of Deir al-Zor as “a group of savages with loud …

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Genocide Behind Walls: Israeli Sexual Violence Against Palestinians

    Jun 12, 2026

    Maha Hussaini documents patterns of sexual abuse and violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli detention centers, based on numerous corroborating testimonies c…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Iraq’s Kurdistan Region After the Iran War

    Jun 9, 2026Patricia Karam

    The US-Israeli war on Iran has spilled over into other countries, including neighboring Iraq. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been highly exposed to the confl…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Pentagon Raises Israeli Espionage Threat to “Critical”

    Jun 8, 2026Ingie Gohar

    The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has raised the counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest designation, "critical." The designation s…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Prospects for an Effective Arab Joint List in Israel

    On May 24, 2026, three Palestinian Arab parties in Israel announced that they would run on a joint list in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held by …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Section 224: US-Israel Defense Integration Beyond Military Aid

    Jun 4, 2026Josh Paul

    For decades, the US-Israel defense relationship has been one of donor and recipient. True, there is operational collaboration in intelligence sharing and count…

  • Viewpoint
    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Tale of Two Yemens

    Jun 4, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury

    The May 28, 2026, death of former president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi marked the end of an era for Yemen. As vice president from 1994-2012, Hadi was often oversha…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Humanitarian Impact of the War on Iran

    Jun 3, 2026Yara M. Asi

    For the hundreds of children that attended the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026, probably began like any other d…

  • Intern Corner
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfMedia and Technology

    The Landscape of Surveillance in the Gulf: Smart Cities, Silent Controls

    Jun 3, 2026Ruhama Bekele

    Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies have expanded states’ capacity to monitor, categorize, and predict human behavior. In th…

  • Infographic
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Shifting Voting Trends in the US Senate on Arms Sales to Israel

    Jun 2, 2026

    Support in the US Senate for blocking arms sales to Israel has increased significantly since 2024. While the latest resolutions failed to pass, 85% of Senate D…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump threatens to “blow up” Oman

    Jun 1, 2026Ingie Gohar

    Trump also that the US would attack Oman if it sought to jointly control the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, stating that it would have to “behave or we’ll have to…

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