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Aug 13, 2025

What to know about the history (and future) of the Hezbollah disarmament question

By Kristian Patrick Alexander

Domestic opposition and international demands have brought the question of Hezbollah’s arms to the fore, placing the group in an increasingly precarious position.

Arms Control Conflict

MENASource

Aug 12, 2025

There is a way forward for a two-state solution, if Palestinian leaders embrace the Abraham Accords

By Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi

By collaborating with regional partners and taking incremental steps within the framework of the Abraham Accords, the PA can move closer to realizing a Palestinian state.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Aug 11, 2025

The United Kingdom has joined C-SIPA. Who will be next?

By Cassidy McGoldrick

To fully realize the regional security architecture that the United States and Bahrain envision, policymakers will need to expand C-SIPA within the Middle East region.

Israel Middle East
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In the News

Apr 7, 2021

Slavin quoted in EuroNews on Iran nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran Middle East

In the News

Apr 7, 2021

Dagres joins BBC to discuss the Iranian presence on Clubhouse
Civil Society Iran

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Fontenrose joins CNBC to discuss US-Iran nuclear talks
Iran Oil and Gas

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Dagres in Guardian: “The biggest impediment to a new nuclear deal with Iran? Domestic politics”
Iran Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Kadhim quoted in Ahramonline on Iraq-Arab relations
Iraq Middle East

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Slavin quoted in Al Jazeera on Biden’s position on the Iranian file
Arabic Iran

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Slavin joins VOA to discuss returning to the JCPOA
Iran Middle East

IranSource

Apr 6, 2021

Ebrahim Raisi: Will he stay or will he go?

By Sanam Vakil

In calculating his next acts, Raisi’s decision will undoubtedly reveal his appetite for risk and further reward in Iran’s notoriously factionalized system.

Iran Middle East

MENASource

Apr 6, 2021

The Abraham Accords hold the key to Biden’s East Med policy

By Matthew Zais

While motivated by the potential for a new Iran nuclear deal under the Biden administration, the Abraham Accords represent an unprecedented regional unification that was inconceivable just a few years ago. But it also represents an opportunity to continue America’s positive international energy diplomacy, and leadership in the East Med would be an ideal place to pick up the baton.

Middle East North Africa

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Fulton quoted in Asia Times on increasing Chinese influence in the Middle East
China Economy & Business
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Andrea Rigoni

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Allison Minor

Director, N7 Research Institute

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Arabic Conflict

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Aina Monfort

COO, Airbus Helicopters Spain

Millennium Leadership Program

Indo-Pacific North Africa

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Elizabeth Shortino

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

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Christopher Aw

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

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