• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Outlines Vision for Middle East in Saudi Arabia Speech

    May 19, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump delivered remarks on his vision for a “prosperous future in the Middle East.” During the speech, Trump decried past US intervention in the regi…

  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Occupation Funded, Development Denied: How American Aid Cuts Affect the West Bank 

    May 16, 2025Adriana Hashem

    On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump made his opening moves to dismantle the fiscal and ideological foundations of American foreign…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Israel’s Regional Goals Clash with Trump’s Foreign Policy

    May 16, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer examines the growing disconnect between Israel’s regional objectives and Donald Trump’s transactional style of diplomacy, and how the president…

  • Lecture
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    It is Now More Urgent than Ever for the International Community to Protect Palestinians

    May 15, 2025Tamara Kharroub

    "It is now more urgent than ever for the international community to protect Palestinians, and take a proactive role in pursuing alternative efforts and rights-…

  • Lecture
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    The Credibility of the International System is at Stake

    May 15, 2025Tamara Kharroub

    "What is at stake is not only the fate of the Palestinian people, but the credibility of the international system and the legitimacy and relevance of internati…

  • Lecture
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Nakba Is a Deliberate and Ongoing Israeli Colonial Policy

    May 15, 2025Tamara Kharroub

    "The Nakba is a deliberate and ongoing Israeli colonial policy, seeking the erasure of Palestinians by design for nearly eight decades." Listen to remarks by A…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Resumption of Beirut Port Blast Investigation Offers Lebanon New Hope

    May 15, 2025Patricia Karam

    Nearly five years after the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut that killed some 220 people, injured some 7,000, and left a large portion of the city i…

  • Conferences
    LevantThe War on Gaza

    A Historic Juncture: Israel’s Destruction of Gaza and the Palestinian Future

    Jun 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET

    Experts address the status of human rights after genocidal violence was unleashed on Gaza, the scale and scope of destruction and loss, as well as the need for…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Has Big Mideast Goals, and He Knows the Obstacle Is Netanyahu

    May 14, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    As President Donald Trump visits the Middle East on his first major foreign trip of his second term, there is one country he isn’t scheduled to visit that migh…

  • Viewpoint
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    President Trump Does Business in Saudi Arabia

    May 13, 2025Imad K. Harb

    In front of a packed hall hosting an investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump spoke of an ironclad American-Saudi relationship that …

  • Fresh Take
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy

    Key Areas of Focus for Trump’s Visit to the Middle East

    May 13, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan outlines the key issues that President Trump should prioritize during his visit to the Middle East.

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    SyriaDemocracy and Governance

    Syria’s Transitional Government: Challenges, Policies, and Prospects

    May 22, 2025

    Syrian Transitional Government ministers discuss the makeup and duties of the new government and the challenges of rebuilding Syria.

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