• Viewpoint
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    A Blind Spot in Post-Assad Syria: The Fate of State Archival Records

    Jan 21, 2025Marwa Daoudy Noureddine Jebnoun

    The fall of the Assad regime has highlighted a crucial but often overlooked issue: the fate of Syria’s state archives. Former officials have left behind millio…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: Biden Announces Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

    Jan 21, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On January 15, President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19. The agreement resembles …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Incoherent Ceasefire Deal in Gaza Guaranteed to Fail

    Jan 21, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    After fifteen months of brutal military hostilities in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israel finally announced their acceptance of a multi-phased and gradual ceasef…

  • External Readings
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    States & the EU must wake up to the illegality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory

    Jan 19, 2025 Ralph Wilde

    Six months on from the ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory is illegal, states & the EU are still in denial.

  • Khalil E. Jahshan quoted by the Media Line regarding external influence in Gaza

    Jan 18, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan was quoted by the Media Line regarding external influence in Gaza.

  • Rami Khouri Interview by Al Jazeera regarding the situation in Gaza and Trump policy expectations

    Jan 18, 2025

    Rami Khouri was Interview by Al Jazeera regarding the situation in Gaza and Trump policy expectations.

  • Rami Khaouri interviewed by Al Jazeera regarding the dimensions of the Gaza ceasefire

    Jan 18, 2025

    Rami Khaouri interviewed by Al Jazeera regarding the dimensions of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Will the Ceasefire Deal Bring Peace to Gaza?

    Jan 17, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the #ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and analyzes its terms, timing, and sustainability.

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Political Change and the Fate of Syria’s Refugees Around the World

    Jan 16, 2025Heba Gowayed

    On December 8, the Syrian armed resistance group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) brought the Assad regime to an abrupt end after more than 54 years of brutal rule.…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    The Emergence of Lebanon’s Third Republic

    Jan 16, 2025Imad K. Harb

    The election on January 9, 2025, of the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the fourteenth president of Lebanon can very well be the inauguration of the Leb…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Gaza Ceasefire Deal and the Trump Administration: Politics, Prospects, and Implications

    Jan 22, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas, its prospects and challenges, the role of the United States and the Tru…

  • How Will 2025 Be Different in the Middle East? Perspectives on the New Year

    Jan 15, 2025

    The monumental events that took place in the Middle East in 2024 augur radical changes in the region’s geopolitical environment. Israel’s ongoing genocidal war…