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IranUS Foreign PolicyCan the United States Really Be Marching Toward This Madness Again?
Jun 20, 2025Yousef MunayyerDespite the costly lessons of the past and the flashing warning signs before us today, President Trump seems poised to press the button on joining Israel’s att…
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IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael’s Attack on Iran (2): Balance of Power and Tehran’s Options
Jun 18, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesAs Israel guards its monopoly over nuclear arms in the Middle East, its political and security cabinet decided on 9 June to launch a war on Iran, in coordinati…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyPolitical Divisions Over Israel’s Iran Attack Highlight Tough Choices for Trump
Jun 18, 2025Charles W. DunneIsrael’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and an ever-expanding list of targets has exposed fundamental disagreements among Americans over support for Isr…
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IranConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIsrael’s War with Iran Moves out of the Shadows
Jun 17, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesAt dawn on Friday, 13 June Israel launched a full-scale, coordinated military operation against Iran, codenamed “Rising Lion.” More than 200 warplanes, includi…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyIsrael’s Iran Assault Has Created a Crisis for Which Trump Is Not Prepared
Jun 16, 2025Daniel BrumbergOver the last 18 months, Iran quadrupled its stock of 60 percent enriched uranium. Yet however “successful,” this effort was fraught with danger for the Islami…
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IranUS Foreign PolicyThe 2025 Israel-Iran War: The American Dimension
Jun 16, 2025Khalil E. JahshanFor the past three decades as a political figure, Benjamin Netanyahu has been obsessed with Iran’s perceived existential threat to Israel, particularly its eme…
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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionYemen’s Houthi Movement Reconsidered
Jun 12, 2025Nabeel A. KhouryIn January 2019, this author posed the question, “can one make peace with the Houthis of Yemen?” In the six years since, the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign PolicyWill Trump’s Gulf Trip Exacerbate or Mitigate the Arab World’s Three Plagues?
May 22, 2025Rami G. KhouriThe lasting effects of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf region may only become clear in the year ahead, making any suggestions of profound changes…
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Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign PolicyDeals Without Guarantees: Trump’s Gulf Visit and the Future of US–Saudi Relations
May 22, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesOn May 13, US President Donald Trump began a four-day tour of Gulf countries, during which he traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UA…
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YemenUS Foreign PolicyImplications of the US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal
May 21, 2025Gregory AftandilianPresident Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on May 6 of a ceasefire deal with Yemen’s Houthis—in which the militant group pledged not to target American shi…
