• Washington Policy Weekly
    US Foreign Policy

    Blinken Departs Middle East Without Ceasefire Agreement

    Jun 17, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    After intensive meetings with Arab and Israeli officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned from his June 10-12 trip to the region without reaching a …

  • Khalil E. Jahshan interviewed by AP News regarding the US-built pier in Gaza

    Jun 14, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan interviewed by the Associated Press regarding the US-built pier in Gaza.

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Netanyahu’s Government after Gantz’s Resignation: Shaky Ground or Sticking Around?

    Jun 13, 2024Yousef Munayyer

    Benny Gantz resigned from Israel’s war cabinet because of differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the war on Gaza.

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Biden’s Latest Peace Plan for Gaza: Impediments and Prospects

    Jun 13, 2024

    Experts discuss Biden's recent proposal for a ceasefire and an end to the war on Gaza.

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Lost Deterrence and the Coming Conflict with Hezbollah

    Jun 12, 2024Patricia Karam

    As the two countries inch closer to all-out war, the coming months may be the most dangerous time in Lebanon’s history.

  • Genocide in Gaza: The Ongoing Nakba

    Jun 10, 2024

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 15 (January/February 2024) of the peer-reviewe…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    The War on Gaza

    House of Representatives Prohibits Funds for ICC, ICJ, and UNRWA

    Jun 10, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The House Appropriations Committee released its FY25 State, Foreign Operations, and Relations bill. The legislation prohibits US funding to the ICC, ICJ, UNRWA…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Pro-Palestine Campus Encampments and Israel’s Targeting of American Students

    Jun 7, 2024Heba Gowayed

    On at least 80 college and university campuses across the United States, students formed encampments demanding that their universities disclose their investmen…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfClimate and Environment

    Bracing for the Sandstorm: The Gulf Energy Transition Imperative

    Jun 6, 2024Karim Elgendy

    Before the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Isolating Gaza from the World: Humanitarian Implications of Israel’s Seizure of Rafah

    Jun 6, 2024Yara M. Asi

    Prior to the fall of 2023, Rafah was a relatively unknown city in the already poorly understood Gaza Strip, especially to much of the world outside of the Midd…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonWomen & Gender Issues

    Violence Against Women in Lebanon: The Challenge of Legislative Action

    Jun 6, 2024Rola El-Husseini

    In March 2024, Lebanon’s “reform MPs,” a group of legislators who were elected in 2022 from outside the country’s traditional sectarian system, proposed a new …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantDiplomacy and Negotiations

    Biden’s Warmed-over Ceasefire Proposal

    In the midst of what the White House touted to supporters as a significant update of his administration’s diplomatic efforts regarding the eight-month-old unab…