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  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    The New University Order: How Repressing the Pro-Palestine Student Movement Has Reshaped US Higher Education

    Jun 15, 2026Emesa Melki

    It has been more than two years since Columbia University students established the first Palestine Solidarity Encampment on April 17, 2024. Within weeks, stude…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Control without Inclusion: Eastern Syria Under Damascus

    Jun 12, 2026Haian Dukhan

    In May 2026, Hussein al-Sharaa, the father of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, described the people of Deir al-Zor as “a group of savages with loud …

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Genocide Behind Walls: Israeli Sexual Violence Against Palestinians

    Jun 12, 2026

    Maha Hussaini documents patterns of sexual abuse and violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli detention centers, based on numerous corroborating testimonies c…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Prospects for an Effective Arab Joint List in Israel

    Jun 5, 2026Khalil E. Jahshan

    On May 24, 2026, three Palestinian Arab parties in Israel announced that they would run on a joint list in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held by …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Section 224: US-Israel Defense Integration Beyond Military Aid

    Jun 4, 2026Josh Paul

    For decades, the US-Israel defense relationship has been one of donor and recipient. True, there is operational collaboration in intelligence sharing and count…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Humanitarian Impact of the War on Iran

    Jun 3, 2026Yara M. Asi

    For the hundreds of children that attended the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026, probably began like any other d…

  • Infographic
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Shifting Voting Trends in the US Senate on Arms Sales to Israel

    Jun 2, 2026Ingie Gohar Chia Lee

    Support in the US Senate for blocking arms sales to Israel has increased significantly since 2024. While the latest resolutions failed to pass, 85% of Senate D…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Can the Joint Arab List Reshape Israeli Politics?

    Jun 1, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the revival of the Joint Arab List ahead of Israel’s 2026 elections, exploring efforts to unite Arab parties, boost Arab voter turn…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Ongoing Nakba

    May 22, 2026

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses the ongoing Nakba and how Palestinian dispossession, displacement, and statelessness continue today through war, occupation, settlemen…

  • Webinar
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Transitional Justice and Accountability Efforts in Syria: Challenges and Prospects

    Jun 3, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts explore the current state of transitional justice in Syria and assess the significance and limitations of recent prosecutions.

  • Book Review
    Syria

    Review of Daniel Neep, Syria: A Modern History (New York: Basic Books, 2026, 560 pp.)

    May 20, 2026Nader Atassi

    In early December 2024, the Assad regime crumbled as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and allied groups swept major Syrian cities in a major military offensive, culminati…

  • Viewpoint
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    Federalism Would Deepen Lebanon’s Sectarian Tensions

    May 20, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Lebanon’s sectarian system is severely strained by political fragmentation, deep economic crisis, and the overwhelming impact of incessant and highly destructi…

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