With lost livelihoods, destroyed homes and little security, many displaced Lebanese are facing an entrenched reality.

The war with Iran has had a massive and still unfolding direct impact on global and regional security.  The effects of the still ongoing war are likely to have unpredictable cascading effects across the region. POMEPS invites proposals for a workshop at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to be held on Friday, October 30, to […]

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Israel is "organised and prepared" to remove Palestininians from Gaza "by every way possible", Defence Minister Israel Katz told reporters Wednesday, adding that there was no alternative "solution" to...

Experts examine how the Iran war has altered the balance of power and foreign policy calculations of many states across the Middle East.

Department/Organization204691 - Political Science RankAssistant Professor Position SummaryThe Department of Political Science invites applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Intern...

An account of Israel’s 1982 bombing campaign echoes through the decades.

In the context of the current US and Israeli wars on Iran (and Lebanon) and during what appears to be the eclipse of US primacy, we brought together a group of scholars with expertise on the “weak” st...

I'm pleased to announce the publication of POMEPS Studies 60 Weak States in a Turbulent Middle East. It's based on a workshop I ran with Waleed Hazbun at the University of Alabama a few months ago, an...

In the context of the current US and Israeli wars on Iran (and Lebanon) and during what appears to be the eclipse of US primacy, we brought together a group of scholars with expertise on the “weak” st...

Rather than acting as a good-faith mediator, Trump is humiliating the Lebanese government.

YouTube video by Waleed Hazbun

YouTube video by Waleed Hazbun

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The last two and a half years have challenged some of the most enduring assumptions about Middle Eastern order in the field of International Relations of the Middle East. The US-Israeli attack on Iran...

Waleed Hazbun, University of Alabama   Until last summer’s twelve-day war, Israel and Iran had avoided direct warfare despite indirect conflict and covert operations spanning nearly half a century.  T...

In December 2025, POMEPS convened a workshop at Aarhus University in Denmark, bringing together scholars to collectively interrogate these questions: what core concepts, theories, or hypotheses in Mid...

The following is the text of John Brady Kiesling's letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Mr. Kiesling is a career diplomat who has

As the resistance defends Lebanese territory, some insist it must be disarmed. Ziad Abu-Rish on measuring sovereignty against Hezbollah’s force — why it’s flawed, or propaganda.

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What L'Orient-Le Jour learnedThe U.S. suspended its coordination with the Lebanese Army to pressure for Army Commander Rodolph Haykal's dismissal, several diplomatic sources told L'Orient-Le...

The Trump administration’s aggressive stance toward Iran defines much of US policy toward the Middle East. Any effort to imagine new paths for US policy in the region will need to reformulate US-Iran ...

Promoting research and public awareness of the human, economic, social, and environmental costs of U.S. war

In light of Israel's threats on Feb. 24 to target Beirut airport if Hezbollah intervenes in a potential Iran-U.S. war, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published on June 25,2024....

MERIP is seeking pitches for our Summer 2026 issue exploring visual art and cultural production in the Middle East and North Africa. We invite submissions that center artistic practices and cultural…

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the revolution of 1979," writes Narges Bajoghli

YouTube video by Makdisi Street

The Sunken Boat marks Anna Boghiguian’s (b. 1946) first solo exhibition in the Nordic region. The exhibition explores global maritime history, rising sea levels, and the climate crisis through immersi...

Featuring Sarah Leah Whitson, Lisa Hajjar, Mouin Rabbani, Joel Beinin, Zachary Lockman, Rick Reinhard, Joan Mandell and Joost Hiltermann

In August 2025, JWSFH Co-editor Meghan Roberts had the chance to speak with Terrence (Terry) Peterson, the author of Revolutionary Warfare; How the Algerian War made Modern Counterinsurgency (Cornell ...