Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
After decades of failed negotiations, many argue that little that can be achieved in pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking right now. Yet parking the conflict or returning to the pre-Trump status quo ante could have serious implications not only for Israelis and Palestinians but also for the region and the United States. How can the U.S. administration do more by doing less and help reverse negative trends that are cementing occupation and inequality, while avoiding previous failed policies that have empowered anti-democratic forces in both Israel and Palestine?
Climate change in the Middle East will amplify preexisting vulnerabilities stemming from conflict, displacement, marginalization, and corruption, while also creating new risks. Governments in the region will need to adopt more inclusive reforms as part of their climate adaptation strategies.
Can Washington wrangle a deal?
While a negotiated political solution between Israelis and Palestinians is not on the horizon, policymakers must work to ensure that civic spaces in the region and in the United States are free and open so that people with a range of interests can be heard.
In an interview, Sergei Melkonian discusses Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey’s and Israel’s efforts to expand their reach north of Iran.
In an interview, Giovanni Fassina and Alice Garcia discuss why a controversial definition is penalizing support for Palestinian rights.
Debating Israel’s One-State Reality
Hezbollah finds itself near another verge today, that of remaining relevant in the evolving Lebanese state.
For Palestinians, Israel’s 75th anniversary only brings home the need for a rights-based solution to their dispossession.
Join Carnegie’s Frederic Wehrey as he sits down with Lisa Anderson, Bessma Momani, Michael Robbins, and Sultan Alamer to discuss the current and looming challenges facing the MENA region.
Israeli assassinations in response to the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre may have been about more than avenging the victims.