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Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security
Jan 8, 2026Imad K. Harb
Israel’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Palestine
Jan 8, 2026
Rob Malley discusses his recent book, which offers a candid account of how the promise of the Oslo Peace Process unraveled into the horrors the present. The bo…
Collective Analysis
The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026
Jan 6, 2026
Arab Center fellows and affiliates analyze how current crises and future developments might unfold in the MENA region over the coming year.
Collective Analysis
The Arab World
The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026
Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh
In 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…
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YemenSecurity and Defense
Saudi Emirati Tensions and the Struggle for Influence in Southern Yemen
Jan 6, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
The Saudi airstrike targeting an Emirati weapons shipment in the port of Mukalla on 29 December 2025, marked a dramatic escalation in the simmering tension bet…
Washington Policy Weekly
Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Meets with Netanyahu for Sixth Time
Jan 5, 2026Ingie Gohar
Trump Meets with Netanyahu, Discusses Gaza, Iran, West Bank, and LebanonOn December 29, President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Intern Corner
MauritaniaUS Foreign Policy
The Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania
Jan 2, 2026Marwa Elessawy
On July 9, 2025, the Trump administration hosted the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a White House summit. The summit aime…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
American Evangelicals’ Declining Support for Israel
Dec 31, 2025Jonathan Kuttab
Evangelical Christian support for Israel and its policies has long been one of the bedrock factors behind backing for Israel in the United States. Such support…
Yousef Munayyer Interviewed Regarding the Netanyahu-Trump Summit in Mar-a-Lago
Dec 30, 2025
Yousef Munayyer was interviewed by the BBC regarding the Netanyahu-Trump Summit in Mar-a-Lago and its implications for the ongoing war on Gaza.
Infographic
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Foreign Actors Fueling the War in Sudan
Dec 29, 2025
Sudan’s civil war, which erupted on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), quickly escalated into a region…
Policy Analysis
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Reality and Threats of the STC’s Takeover of Eastern Yemen
Dec 29, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury
Two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, dominated the greater Middle East during the days of the Cold War. What happened from the Levant down …
Policy Analysis
IraqUS Foreign Policy
Undiplomatic Diplomacy Jeopardizes Improvements in US-Iraqi Relationship
Dec 26, 2025Gregory Aftandilian
US-Iraqi ties have witnessed an improvement over the past few months, largely in the energy and defense sectors that are key components of the bilateral relati…