Reuters
Israel rotates military units in Gaza as new phase of ceasefire deal looms
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rotated two brigades out of Gaza in late December, replacing them with new units. The switch occurred as the IDF continues to deal with securing the...
Op-eds
U.S. Blockades Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela. Iran Deserves the Same Treatment
The waters off the shores of President Nicolas Maduro’s Bolivarian Republic are getting choppy for the dictator. After the U.S. Coast Guard seized the Skipper, a Venezuelan supertanker, on December 10,...
Policy Briefs
Trojan Horse
China's Auto Threat to America
Legislative Testimonies
Al Jazeera’s Academic Arm Platforms Hamas Denialism and Anti-Israel Propaganda
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, the research arm of Qatar’s state-backed media giant, co-hosted an academic conference last week in Qatar’s Education City that whitewashed Hamas’s October 7, 2023,...
Insights
Instability grows in Syria’s Druze heartland as ‘National Guard’ militia arrests opponents
On November 29, members of Suwayda’s National Guard, a militia affiliated with Druze spiritual leader Hikmat al Hijri that describes itself as the “official military institution that represents...
Op-eds
Hamas rejects UNSC vote endorsing key aspects of 20-point plan for Gaza
Hamas rejected a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 17 that endorsed key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the...
Op-eds
Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability
Memos
Does Al Jazeera Collaborate With Hamas?
Al Jazeera’s leadership shake-up has been in the headlines. Will its new executives direct the Qatari state-funded media arm to cease its cozy relationship with Hamas? Allegations have been swirling...
Insights
Sharaa To Be First-Ever Syrian Leader To Visit White House
In a meeting no one could have predicted just a year ago, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on November 10. It will be the first time a Syrian...
Policy Briefs
US pushes for UN resolution on Gaza to support peace plan
The US is seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza “aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force,”...
Op-eds
United States reportedly eyes military foothold in Damascus, Syrian official denies the claim
On November 6, Reuters reported that “The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an air base in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering...
Op-eds
Meet the Muslim Brotherhood
Working to reestablish the caliphate for almost a century
Op-eds
Space Modernization for the 21st Century
Public Comments
Turkey’s Gulf Tour and Erdogan’s Gaza Ambitions are Dangerous
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his campaign to expand Turkey’s influence across the Middle East. Last week, he wrapped up a rapid tour of Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman, aiming to secure...
Op-eds
Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood
Memos
The Effectiveness of Trump’s New Russia Oil Sanctions Depends on Stringent Enforcement
The Trump administration imposed sweeping new measures targeting Russia’s two biggest oil companies on October 22. The sanctions apply to Rosneft and Lukoil, along with 34 of their subsidiaries, and...
Policy Briefs
Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices
Public Comments
50 Years of Anti-Zionist Propaganda: Why the UN’s ‘Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’ Must Be Dismantled
Memos
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Meets With Putin in Moscow
Sharaa in Russia: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on October 15, aiming to “restore and define the nature of this relationship”...