• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Sanders Calls Israel’s Actions in Gaza a Genocide

    Sep 22, 2025Ingie Gohar

    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, becoming the first US senator to do so. On the same day, Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT)…

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    SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Proposed Syria-Israel Security Agreement: Provisions and Prospects

    Sep 22, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Syria-Israel negotiations accelerated markedly in the run up to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly scheduled to begin 23 September, with considerable …

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    SyriaPublic Opinion

    Reading the Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025: Indicators of Optimism

    Sep 19, 2025Daniel Neep

    The Arab Opinion Index: Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025 provides an unusually granular view of political attitudes in a country long considered impervious to…

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    SyriaPublic Opinion

    Arab Opinion Index: Syrian Public Opinion Survey 2025

    Sep 18, 2025

    The results of the latest public opinion poll conducted in Syria between July and August 2025, surveying more than 3,500 Syrians. The poll provides rare and va…

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    QatarThe War on Gaza

    The Doha Emergency Summit: Outcomes and Regional Implications

    Sep 18, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    ​​On 15 September, the Qatari capital, Doha, hosted an emergency Arab and Islamic summit convened in response to the Israeli strike against the State of Qatar …

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recognizing Palestine While Ignoring Palestinians

    Sep 17, 2025Dana El Kurd

    In recent weeks, a number of Western countries have announced their intention to recognize Palestine as a state, including France, Canada, Malta and Belgium. B…

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Sep 15, 2025Ingie Gohar

    Following Israel's September 9 airstrike in Doha, a partisan divide emerged. Republican lawmakers expressed support for the strike, while most Democrats voiced…

  • Fresh Take
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Netanyahu’s War on Diplomacy

    Sep 12, 2025

    Hanna Alshaikh examines Israel’s attack on Qatar, exploring the motives behind it and its far-reaching implications.

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfDemocracy and Governance

    Fueling Instability: Hydrocarbons, Protests, and the Limits of Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Government

    Sep 12, 2025Nicholas Brumfield

    In late July 2025, large-scale protests against electricity outages, economic deterioration, and general mismanagement by Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Go…

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    SyriaPublic Opinion

    What Syrians Want: Prospects for Democracy and Economic Development

    Sep 18, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

    Experts discuss the findings of the latest Syrian public opinion poll surveying more than 3500 Syrians in July-August 2025.

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    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    The US-Egypt Relationship Might Face a Reckoning

    Sep 11, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    The relationship between the United States and Egypt has seen many highs and lows over the decades. Under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and now Trump …

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    Striking a US Ally: Israel’s Attack on Qatar and the Erosion of Regional Stability

    Sep 9, 2025

    On the morning of September 9, 2025, fifteen Israeli jets carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in Doha, Qatar. Israel claimed the strike was a pre…

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