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  1. Israel-Hamas Phase One Deal
    Emilio Morenatti / AP

    Israel-Hamas Phase One Deal

    PAST EVENT VIDEO
    Daniel Byman, Sanam Vakil, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal and a potential end to the conflict in Gaza.
  2. Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
    Evelyn Hockstein / AP

    Explainer: How US Ties in the Middle East are Preventing a Regional War (So Far)

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    The U.S. has official relationships with nearly every country in the Middle East. Israel, a close U.S. ally, has official ties with only five.

  3. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth raises his hands
    Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

    The Sacralization of the Iran War

    by Ariel Schwartz

    US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s deployment of religious rhetoric in the Iran war has come under increased scrutiny. What happens when the line between political conflict and religious warfare blurs?

  4. Abdel Kareem Hana / AP
    Food and Agriculture

    Is Gaza's Hunger Crisis Driving the World to Recognize a Palestinian State?

    Podcast
    by Ertharin Cousin, Leslie Vinjamuri

    Ertharin Cousin joins Deep Dish to unpack the unfolding hunger crisis in Gaza and explains how calls for Palestinian statehood recognition could reshape the conflict.

  5. US Foreign Policy

    Martin Indyk on US Middle East Policy

    Video
    by Martin Indyk

    What role should the United States play in the Middle East after leaving Afghanistan?

  6. Ariel Schalit / AP

    Middle East Crisis, Russia-Ukraine War, US Candidates' Foreign Policy

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  7. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks outside the courtroom during a short break in her appeals trial in Paris, on Jan. 20, 2026.
    Michel Euler / AP

    What a Le Pen Presidency Could Mean for France, Europe, and NATO

    by Ariane Tabatabai

    Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.

  8. Are We Heading Toward a New Nuclear Arms Race?
    Matthias Schrader / AP

    Are We Heading Toward a New Nuclear Arms Race?

    PAST EVENT VIDEO
    Laura S. H. Holgate, Christine E. Wormuth, and Ariane Tabatabai discuss what the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty reveals about the future of arms control.
  9. Headshot for Joel Braunold

    Joel Braunold

    Cohort, 2018, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Joel Braunold is the managing director of The Center Project, having consulted for leading organizations, funds, and foundations on public policy and the financing of violence prevention and peacebuilding in domesti...

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    Global Politics

    Ukrainian Leadership Shake-Up, Blinken in the Middle East, Northern Ireland's First Minister

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Laura Barrón-López, Catherine Philp, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.