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SyriaDemocracy and GovernanceSyria after Assad: A One Year Assessment
Dec 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts analyze Syria’s trajectory one year after the Assad regime’s collapse, evaluating the transitional government’s performance and exploring prospects for…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign PolicyDoes Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge Give the United States a Qualitative Disadvantage?
Dec 4, 2025Learn MorePresident Trump announced that he would approve the sale to Saudi Arabia of the most advanced US manned strike fighter aircraft, the F-35.
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Says Israeli Lobby Lost Influence in the United States
Dec 22, 2025Ingie GoharPresident Trump said that Israel and the “Jewish lobby” have lost influence in the United States. He stated, “If you go back 10, 12, 15 years ago at the most, …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Turkey’s Emerging Role in Trump’s Gaza Plan
Dec 17, 2025Salim ÇevikPresident Donald Trump envisions a central role for Turkey in Gaza. At the October 2025 Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit, Trump named Turkey as one of four guarant…
- ViewpointLebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Unmitigated Danger of Lebanon’s Current Moment
Dec 16, 2025Imad K. HarbLebanon today is facing what is arguably its most dangerous moment, as its leaders and politicians grapple with the choice of continuing hostility with Israel …
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Washington Policy Weekly
Dec 15, 2025Ingie GoharPresident Trump told reporters that he expects to announce early next year which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace. He reiterated that the bo…
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Morocco at a Crossroads: Youth Mobilization, Political Reform, and Regional Geopolitics
Nov 20, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ETExperts discuss Morocco’s recent youth-led mobilizations, their implications for democratic governance, and the prospects for socio-economic equality and polit…
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- From our AffiliatesYemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
South Yemen Escalation: Is the Country Headed for an Emirati-Sponsored Partition?
Dec 15, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesA major military operation seized swathes of southern Yemen last week, particularly in the governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra. Military factions, most nota…
- From our AffiliatesTunisiaDemocracy and Governance
The Illusion of the Tunisian Exception: Civil Society and Democratic Transition
Dec 1, 2025Mehdi Mabroukacrobat IconTunisia’s democratic transition has attracted considerable scholarly attention, and is often portrayed as a notable exception. However, the rever…
- From our AffiliatesSaudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
Strategic Implications of Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington
Nov 27, 2025The Unit for Political StudiesCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House on 18 November marked a highly symbolic moment in US–Saudi relations. After years of strained ties,…
- Policy AnalysisQatarUS Foreign Policy
Qatar Copes with Trump’s Middle East Vision
Nov 6, 2025Daniel BrumbergAmong Arab states, perhaps none faces a more complex challenge in managing relations with President Donald Trump than Qatar. Ironically, Doha’s deepening partn…
- Policy AnalysisYemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Yemen Caught Between Domestic Fragmentation and Regional Tensions
Nov 5, 2025Nabeel A. KhouryMore than a decade into Yemen’s civil war, no end to the conflict is in sight. The lines of control between the two main belligerents have barely changed, and …
- Research PaperLevantEnergy and Economics
Gas and Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean
Oct 1, 2025Jim KraneThe resource base in the Eastern Mediterranean is of primary interest not because of the size of its reserves but because of its proximity to the EU market, an…
- Policy AnalysisSudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Sudan’s War: The Failure of Mediation and the Struggle for Civilian Rule
Oct 31, 2025Ingie GoharOn April 15, 2023, a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led b…
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Is Sudan Approaching a Resolution of Its Two-Year Crisis?
Apr 15, 2025Imad K. HarbSudan’s ‘war of the generals’ between the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) …
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