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By Elise Baker
While investigations and prosecutions may take years, legal accountability is essential to recovering and healing from the conflict.
By Shalom Lipner
In his face-to-face encounter with President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had a pivotal opportunity to synchronize Israeli and American objectives for the remaining six months of the Biden presidency.
By Vladimir Pran and Maroun Sfeir
While the polls were held on July 15, the elections were effectively over at the end of the primaries.
By Charles Johnson
The Genocide Accountability Act remains poorly equipped to handle cases of genocide in general, let alone to prosecute corporations specifically.
By Sarah Zaaimi
Doomsday sects should be understood as a social phenomenon in the context of a collectively traumatized society.
By Daniel Elkins
The specter of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah looms large.
By Honar Issa
Investing in Iraq’s education system offers a unique opportunity for the United States to not only support a key ally but also address the root causes of instability in the region.
The confusion over the true size of the electorate will certainly not be resolved in these elections.
By Ahmed F. Alkhatib
The Biden administration should push for small steps that could plant seeds for transformation and sustainable stability in the Gaza Strip.
By Amir Asmar
Hamas views its resistance as religiously mandated, and nine months of military and political pressure have not altered its position.