• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: A Flurry of New Legislation Targeting Iran

    Apr 7, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    US lawmakers introduced several bills in the House targeting Iran, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee discussed Trump's "Maximum Pressure Policy" and pote…

  • Op-Eds

    Trump’s Second Term Foreign Policy: A Study in Chaos

    Apr 4, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    The late US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once famously explained his taxonomy of information. "There are known knowns," he said. "There are things we k…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Challenges Facing Syria’s Constitutional Declaration

    Apr 4, 2025Radwan Ziadeh

    Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, Syria’s new administration announced on January 29, 2025, the appointment of Ahmed al-Shara…

  • Viewpoint
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Special Elections: What They Portend

    Apr 4, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On April 1, the United States closely followed special elections in Florida and Wisconsin. Under ordinary circumstances, an April election to fill two House se…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    The United States Is a Frontline in the Palestine vs. Israel Conflict

    Apr 3, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    In the past year—especially over the last two months—unprecedented developments in the Middle East and the United States have pulled the Palestinian struggle f…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    The Impact of Israeli Cyber Operations on Hezbollah

    Apr 2, 2025Amal Chmouny

    Alongside its war on Gaza, Israel has executed an array of cyber-attacks against Hezbollah that have disrupted the group’s communication systems, carried out c…

  • Webinar
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Neglected Conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen: Humanitarian Conditions, Challenges, and Prospects for Resolution

    Apr 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

    Experts examine neglected conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen, as well as their key drivers and pathways toward potential resolutions.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting

    Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara

    Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached

    Mar 31, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary sanctions if no nuclear deal is reached with Tehran.

  • Afrah Nasser quoted by The National on how US strikes complicate the situation in Yemen

    Mar 30, 2025

    Afrah Nasser was quoted by The National on how recent US strikes ordered by President Trump complicate the situation in Yemen.

  • Afrah Nasser quoted in The National regarding US strikes in Yemen

    Mar 29, 2025

    Afrah Nasser was quoted in The National regarding  the recent US strikes in Yemen ordered by President Trump.

  • Radwan Ziadeh quoted in the Washington Post regarding Syria’s transitional government

    Mar 29, 2025

    Radwan Ziadeh was quoted in the Washington Post regarding the announcement of a transitional government for Syria.