Diplomacy & International Relations

Accelerating Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy After the Iran War (Ghaith al-Omari – Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Now that armed hostilities between Iran, Israel, and the United States have come to an apparent close, diplomatic pressure surrounding the Palestinian issue is...

Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability (Samer al-Ahmed – Middle East Institute)

Syria witnessed a radical and wide-ranging transformation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024. Almost immediately, questions arose as to...

Trump’s Middle East policy arrives at a temporary and fragile limbo (Brian Katulis – Middle East Institute)

Domestic politics has taken center stage in the United States as Congress struggles to pass President Donald Trump’s proposed budget plan under an aggressive...

Disentangling the Five Key Questions on Iran’s Nuclear Program (Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

It’s an issue that won’t go away. Despite the U.S. raids on Iranian nuclear facilities being two weeks in the past, the controversy over...

Turning Diplomatic Commitments into Mineral Investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Gracelin Baskaran – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Earlier this year, as hostilities escalated between Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi proposed granting the...

Will the Fragile Peace Deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda Hold? (Soufan Center)

The U.S. brokered a peace deal last week between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a deal shaped by Washington’s access to...

The balance of power in Yemen after the US-Houthi cease-fire (Eleonora Ardemagni – Middle East Institute)

The May 6 cease-fire between the United States and the Tehran-supported Houthi militia in Yemen has had a consolidating effect on the balance of...

The Gulf’s water crisis: Why cooperation is crucial — and complicated (Naser Alsayed, John Calabrese – Middle East Institute)

On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied by Israeli officials,...

How US Policy Is Taking Shape – From Libya To Iran (Middle East Institute)

Stephanie Williams, former US diplomat and deputy head of the UN mission in Libya, sits down with Brian Katulis for a wide-ranging conversation about...

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