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Violence in Suwayda: No “Plan B” for Syria?
Join us for an expert webcast examining the recent sectarian bloodshed in southern Syria and what steps the new government in Damascus can take to protect minorities during the transition to a stable post-Assad regime. Watch live starting at 11:00 a.m. (1500 GMT) on Monday, July 28, 2025.
July 28, 2025, starting at 11:00 a.m. (1500 GMT)
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Andrew J. Tabler
Sawsan Abou Zainedin
Mazen Ezzi
Brief Analysis
Bahrain Doubles Down on U.S. Economic Ties
The kingdom’s recent announcement of billions in U.S. investments reflects both a strong commitment to C-SIPA and a wider Gulf alignment with the Trump administration’s foreign policy priorities.
Jul 23, 2025
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Elizabeth Dent
Brief Analysis
After the Bombing: Iran’s Nuclear Options
While the recent military strikes against its nuclear program may further incentivize Tehran to go for the bomb, they may also complicate such efforts and give Washington more leverage to dissuade it.
Jul 23, 2025
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Michael Eisenstadt
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Yemen's Tihama People: A Forgotten Story Under Houthi Rule
Despite years of Houthi control, there remains local resistance forces who hope to take back the area from a group who occupied the Tihama region in order to control the strategic port of al-Hudayda and the area's other resources.
Jul 22, 2025
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Abduljabbar Salman
Abdulmajeed Zubah
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Profile: Uli al-Baas
An Iran-linked propaganda and paramilitary formation with stated ambitions to form a new anti-government insurgent and political structure in Syria.
Jul 21, 2025
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Sary Mumayiz
Hamdi Malik
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Militia Spotlight: Profiles
Brief Analysis
Making Sure Damascus Learns the Right Lessons from the Suwayda Clashes
The deep problems within the transitional government’s security ranks have once again been tragically exposed, so the Trump administration should increase pressure on the foreign fighter issue and related matters—for the sake of Syria’s minorities and U.S. regional interests alike.
Jul 21, 2025
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Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Hamas at a Crossroads
The rudderless group is drifting between those who argue for cutting its losses and those who believe it can still hold onto power in Gaza by playing the hostage card well and securing patchwork assistance from abroad.
July 2025
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Ehud Yaari
Articles & Testimony
Israel Has Its Best Chance for Peace in 25 Years
After seeing President Clinton’s chance at a deal slip away, America’s former top peace envoy explains how Trump has a wide—but brief—window to press Arab and Israeli leaders on resolving the Gaza conflict and other regional issues.
Jul 17, 2025
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Dennis Ross
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Game On: Sadr and the Iraqi "Resistance" Clash Over State Control of Arms
A prevalent theme in this year's election could be the need to bring militia arms under control, and the latest back-and-forth on the issue nearly led to major fighting in Baghdad.
Jul 17, 2025
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Ameer al-Kaabi
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Militia Spotlight
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Lethal Attacks Show Strengthened Houthi Control over Red Sea Transit
The latest attacks make clear that the international community must guarantee the freedom and safety of all ships transiting the Red Sea, combining a permanent military mission with assistance from regional countries and private security firms.
Jul 16, 2025
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Noam Raydan
Farzin Nadimi
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Maritime Spotlight
Brief Analysis
Israel’s “Tribal” Approach in Gaza: A Short-Term Response to a Long-Term Challenge
Tribal militias in Gaza can offer limited tactical help if they are carefully monitored and managed, but relying on them would just be another way of delaying the more important work of formulating postwar political arrangements.
Jul 15, 2025
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Neomi Neumann
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
Israeli Military Assertiveness Provides Some Blessings in Disguise for Erdogan
Regardless of rhetoric, Erdogan quietly benefits from conflicts like the recent twelve-day war between Israel and Iran—both in terms of bolstering Ankara's regional profile and in deflecting attention from domestic issues.
Jul 15, 2025
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Salih Berke Sendag
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
Strategic U.S. Engagement with Algeria:
A Pathway amid Shifting Global Dynamics
Washington should help Algiers embrace greater openness, both to promote stability in North Africa and to advance U.S. interests like counterterrorism and economic competition with China.
Jul 14, 2025
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Sabina Henneberg
Video
Brief Analysis
Pursuing Israel-Syria Detente Post-Assad
A panel of American, Israeli, and Syrian experts discuss the prospects of cooperation and normalization between the two longtime belligerents, including the U.S. role in achieving such a deal.
Jul 14, 2025
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Rime Allaf
Ehud Yaari
Aaron Y. Zelin
Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Energy Dominance: A Most Confusing Term
In a sector (and region) where conditions can change on a dime, the role of President Trump’s recently established "National Energy Dominance Council" is difficult to define.
Jul 13, 2025
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Simon Henderson
Brief Analysis
Leveraging Iran’s Defeat to Strengthen U.S.-Iraq Security Relations
Tehran’s Iraqi proxies mostly sat out the twelve-day war, but this pragmatic restraint will not forestall growing U.S.-Iran competition over Iraq’s airspace, economic partnerships, and other sectors.
Jul 10, 2025
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Michael Knights
Brief Analysis
Delisting Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: Implications for U.S. Counterterrorism and Syria Policy
Although skepticism is understandable given the background of those now leading Syria’s government and security forces, removing the FTO designation is an unprecedented counterterrorism decision with numerous potential benefits and ripple effects.
Jul 10, 2025
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Aaron Y. Zelin
Maps & Graphics
Brief Analysis
Israeli Strike Kills Head of Security for Iraqi Militia KSS
Haider al-Musawi may have been (unsuccessfully) securing the move of a senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative through Iraq into Iran.
Jul 9, 2025
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Michael Knights
Hamdi Malik
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Militia Spotlight
Brief Analysis
Now Is Not the Time to Ease Up on Hezbollah—or Beirut
After giving Lebanese officials a much-needed ultimatum for disarming Hezbollah and implementing financial reforms, Washington is now in danger of letting them once again punt these all-important tasks.
Jul 9, 2025
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David Schenker
Brief Analysis
How Turkey Views the Iran-Israel Confrontation
Despite long opposing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Ankara has a strong national security interest in avoiding moves that result in either direct Turkish hostilities with Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic.
Jul 8, 2025
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Soner Cagaptay
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