Maya Rezak and Ken Stein, February 27, 2026

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, “Why Saudi Arabia is Turning Back to Islamism – and Against Israel,” Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, February 6, 2026. 

Al-Arabiya, (editorial) “The Crisis of Arab Intellectuals,” February 20, 2026.

Amirhadi Anvari, “What Would Happen to Iran After the Islamic Republic?” Iran International, February 16, 2026. 

Miriam Awad Morad, “The Answer to the Arab Israeli Crime Crisis Lies in the Education System,” Israel Democracy Institute, February 16, 2026. 

Shaul Bartal. “Israel’s Victory, While Costly, Legitimized the Deal of the Century (end of the Hamas-Israel Gaza War,) The Begin-Sadat Center, Bar Ilan University, Janaury 27, 2026.

Yoni Ben Menachem, “The Middle East’s Emerging Sunni Coalition is a Strategic Threat to Israel,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, February 16, 2026. 

Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis, Tomer Fadlon, and Esteban Klor, “Reducing US Military Aid to Israel: Economic Feasibility Versus Strategic Cost,” Institute for National Security Studies, February 11, 2026.

Birvadker, Oshrit. “Modi’s Israel Visit and the Era of Strategic Intimacy,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security,  February 24, 2026.

Tammy Caner and Gallia Lindenstrauss, “The Turkish Legal Campaign Against Israel,” Institute for National Security Studies, February 17, 2026. 

Center for Israel Education. Board of Peace Inaugural Meeting, February 19, 2026.

Center for Israel Education. President Trump Announces Attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.

Center for Israel Education. Prime Minister Netanyahu Announces Strike on Iran, February 28, 2026.

Ahmed Charai, “Iran, Time, and the Test of Diplomacy,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, February 2026. 

Stephane Cohen, “Interactive Map: U.S. Forces Posture in the Middle East (CENTCOM),” Institute for National Security Studies, February 11, 2026.

Gail Dady, “The First Year of Trump’s Second Term in the Middle East: The Case for Qualified Optimism,” Middle East Institute, February 23, 2026. 

Dagres, Holly, “Ayatollah Ali Khameini: An Obituary,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 28, 2026.

Yuval David, “The Axis of Instability: Iran, Proxy Warfare, and the Fragmenting Middle East,” Middle East Forum, February 20, 2026. 

Avi Davidi, “Iran After the January 2026 Protests: A Strategic Assessment and Examination of How the Principal Actors are Preparing for the Next Round,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 19, 2026.

Raghida Dergham, “Epic Fury changes rules of the game: Iranian regime on the brink of collapse,” Al-Arabiya, March 1, 2026

Michael Eisenstadt, “Deterrence and Escalation Dynamics with Iran: Insights from Four Decades of Conflict and a Twelve-Day War,” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 20, 2026. 

Nabil Fahmy, “Shifting environments: ‘The International Alliance System’ – Is it collapsing or being reconfigured,” Ahramonline, Februar 27, 2026.

Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi, “Unmasking the Bayt: Inside the Supreme Leader’s Office, the Hidden Nerve Center of the Islamic Republic,” United Against Nuclear Iran, February 26, 2026.

Ofer Guterman and Tara Feldman, “De-Hamasification of the Gaza Strip: Learning from Western and Arab Models of Deradicalization,” Institute for National Security Studies, February 2026. 

Alexander Grinberg, “Ankara’s Crisis of Calculation, (Turkey fears Israeli hegemony, Kursish separatism, and influx of refugees), Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 1, 2026.

Rani Hassan, “Considerations of Arabs Voters in the Upcoming 26th Knesset Elections,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, February 22, 2026. 

Michael Herzog, “On War with Iran, a U.S.-Israeli Division of Labor?” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 25, 2026. 

Efraim Inbar and Sasson Haddad, “A Foreign Legion for the IDF? Assessing Israel’s Military Manpower Crisis After October 7,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 22, 2026. 

Yossi Kupferwasser, “Regime Change in Tehran is Critical for Iran and the Broader Region, and Now is the Time,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 23, 2026.

Matthew Levitt, “Hezbollah is Winning the Race to Rearm in Lebanon,” The National Interest, February 26, 2026. 

Gilad Malach, Itamar Yakir, and Roe Kenneth Portal, “Haredim in Israel 2050: Demographic Projections and Economic and Security Scenarios,” Israel Democracy Institute, February 10, 2026. 

Kobe Michael and Yoel Guzanzky, “Separation as a Possible Response to Persisten and Intractable Religious and Ethnic Conflicts in Failing Arab States,”  Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 9, 2026

Emmanuel Navon, “Critical Minerals and Strategic Alignment: Israel’s Role in the Emerging Allied Supply-Chain Architecture,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 10, 2026.

Jacques Neriah, “Implications of Lebanon’s Changing Demography,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, February 24, 2026. 

Batsheva Neuer and Ofir Dayan, “From Jihad to Justice: Hamas’s Outreach to the International Arena,” Institute for National Security Studies, February 2, 2026. 

Eran Ortal, “The Iran Crisis is a MAGA Opportunity,” The Begin-Sadat Center, Bar-Ilan University, February 17, 2026

Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz and Hodaya Ben Ari, “Explainer: ‘The Western Wall Law’,” Israel Democracy Institute, February 25, 2026. 

Gregg Roman, “The Gulf Turns” Iran’s Retaliation United the Arab World Against Shi’ite Axis,” Middle East Forum, February 28, 2026.

Gregg Roman, “Iran Strike Scenarios: Retaliation, Transition, and Path Forward,” Middle East Forum, February 28, 2026.

Gregg Roman, “Khamenei is Dead. The Campaign Must Continue Root and Stem,” Middle East Forum. February 28, 2026.

Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, “Iranian Students Burn Flag, Signaling a New Phase in State-Society Rupture,” Iran International, February 23, 2026. 

Gabi Siboni and Erez Winner, “The Day After Abu Mazen,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, February 15, 2026. 

Michael Singh, “Trump’s Best Options on Iran: Limited Strikes and Continued Military, Economic, and Diplomatic Pressure,” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, February 25, 2026.

Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, “From the Global Friction and Intra-‘West’ Fracture, Through the Multi-front (Gaza) War to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” Mitvim Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, February 2026.

Lir Spiriton, “How a Rapidly Changing Haredi Media Landscape is Challenging Rabbis and Politicians Alike,” Shomrim Center for Media and Democracy, February 1, 2026. 

Ken Stein, “Evaluating the 2023-2025 Hamas-Israel War and Its Consequences,” Center for Israel Education, January 28, 2026. (video, 44:06 minutes) (transcript)

Ken Stein, “9 Key Questions About Theodor Herzl’s ‘The Jewish State’,” Center for Israel Education, February 8, 2026. 

Shalom Salomon Wald, “Report: Chinese Antisemitism 2021-2025,” Jewish People Policy Institute, February 19, 2026. 

Steven Windmueller, “The Jewish Contract with America: Covenant, Citizenship, and the Politics of Belonging,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, February 24, 2026.