• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Despite Military Buildup, US-Iran Talks to Continue

    Feb 23, 2026Ingie Gohar

    Following US-Iran talks in Geneva, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that some progress had been made. He added, however, that “it was very clear that the …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Phase Two’s Baked-In Failure: Why the Chances for Trump’s Gaza Plan Are Dim

    Feb 20, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    On October 13, 2025, more than 20 world leaders gathered at a ceremony in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to witness US President Donald Trump sign an agreement ending…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Complexities of Human Rights Reporting on Palestine

    Feb 20, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Omar Shakir discuss his decision to depart from Human Rights Watch, the contents of the report that the organization sought to withhold, an…

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The Future of US-Iran Engagement: Domestic Unrest, Regional Tensions, and Prospects for Diplomacy

    Feb 26, 2026

    Experts assess the impact of domestic developments in Iran, the role of regional geopolitics, and the Trump administration’s approach toward Tehran.

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s Board of Peace: Rebuilding Gaza, or Remaking the World?

    Feb 18, 2026Charles W. Dunne

    The Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” is slated to hold its inaugural meeting in Washington on February 19, 2026. After the United Nations (UN) Secur…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Trump’s “Board of Peace”

    Feb 18, 2026

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the “Board of Peace,” highlighting how the administration’s statements are disconnected from the realities on the ground in Gaza an…

  • Policy Analysis
    Regional Relations and Geopolitics

    A New World Order and Geopolitics in the Arab World

    Feb 17, 2026Muhannad Ayyash

    The current period is a crucial inflection point in world politics for many countries, including Arab states. It is today essential to ask whether leading Arab…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump’s Board of Peace Meets in Washington

    Feb 17, 2026Ingie Gohar

    President Trump said that members of his Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion toward humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and thousands…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Constraint and Competition: Saudi Arabia’s Regional Policy in a Shifting Middle East

    Feb 17, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    In a striking episode that captured the delicate intersection between domestic transformation and foreign policy, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih pub…

  • Public Opinion Survey

    Arab Opinion Index 2025

    Feb 13, 2026

    The 2025 Arab Opinion Index is the product of the ninth round in a series of public opinion surveys conducted across the Arab world by the Arab Center for Rese…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelEnergy and Economics

    Running on Empty: The Deepening Financial Crisis of the Palestinian Authority  

    Feb 12, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    The Palestinian Authority (PA) is nearly insolvent. A deep financial crisis is edging it closer to the brink of fiscal collapse. The PA’s main sources of reven…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Crime, Neglect, and Politics in Israel

    Feb 11, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Mohanad Mustafa explore rising crime in Palestinian towns inside Israel, the government’s willful neglect, and the shifting domestic politi…

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