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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
Strategic Implications of Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington
Nov 27, 2025The Unit for Political Studies
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House on 18 November marked a highly symbolic moment in US–Saudi relations. After years of strained ties,…
Policy Analysis
US Domestic Politics and Elections
What the Recent US Elections Mean for Trump and for US Foreign Policy
Nov 26, 2025Charles W. Dunne
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were not directly on the ballot in the November 4, 2025, elections, but the results were still a consequen…
Collective Analysis
LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Tabatabai’s Killing: Perspectives on Hezbollah
Nov 25, 2025Imad K. Harb Patricia Karam Nabeel A. Khoury
On November 23, 2025, Israel succeeded in assassinating Hezbollah’s chief military commander, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, in its latest violation of the ceasefire n…
Collective Analysis
LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Tabatabai’s Killing: Perspectives on Hezbollah
Nov 25, 2025
Israeli attacks on Hezbollah’s positions and personnel since last November’s ceasefire have elicited no response from the party despite its leaders’ continued …
Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Hosts Saudi Crown Prince
Nov 24, 2025Ingie Gohar
Trump Hosts Saudi Crown Prince, Announces Major Defense and Investment Deals.
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelSecurity and Defense
The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?
Nov 24, 2025Hanna Alshaikh
The fastest route to Washington no longer runs through Tel Aviv, as the saying once went, but through Kiryat Gat, a small industrial city in southern Israel. O…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Prospects for Syria’s Democratization Under Ahmed al-Sharaa
Nov 21, 2025Patricia Karam
The spectacular and unforeseen fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 upended Syria’s political order and launched a precarious transition. Ahmed al-Sharaa o…
Policy Analysis
IraqDemocracy and Governance
The 2025 Iraqi Election: Will Sudani Serve a Second Term?
Nov 20, 2025Hamzeh Hadad
On November 11, 2025, Iraqis voted in their seventh parliamentary election since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003. According to the Iraqi High Ele…
Policy Analysis
MoroccoProtests and Activism
Morocco at Breaking Point? Drought, Misrule, and the Rise of Gen Z 212
Nov 20, 2025Samia Errazzouki
From late September to mid-October 2025, Moroccans across the country descended into the streets to once again demand change from their government. Under the b…
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
UNSC Resolution 2803: A Shaky Step Toward the Unknown
Nov 19, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan
On November 17, 2025, following weeks of diplomatic maneuvering, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to approve Resolution 2803 (2025) in support …
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Does Israel Really Want Peace?
Nov 18, 2025
Khalil E. Jahshan analyzes how the US and Israel are promoting normalization with Arab and Islamic countries, alongside Trump’s Gaza plan, as a means to avoid …
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
MBS Returns to Washington: Re-Assessing US-Saudi Relations
Nov 18, 2025Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Mohammed bin Salman’s return to Washington after seven years signals a recalibration of US-Saudi ties, with Riyadh seeking security assurances as well as suppo…