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Iran’s direct entry in the Israel-Hamas war could have military and political repercussions that would prove too risky for the ruling regime.
An architect from Homs in Syria on what happens to people whose homes are deliberately destroyed during war.
A historian whose family was taken hostage by Hamas, and a geographer with family in the West Bank, get together to discuss a way forward in the Middle East.
Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
An interview with a Syrian architect about domicide: the deliberate destruction of homes during war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Joe Biden knows only too well from 21st-century US history how hard it is for a country to untangle itself from a ground invasion.
Dates that changed the course of history in what has been called ‘the world’s largest open-air prison’.
Hamas and the international community expect Israel to invade the Gaza Strip. The battle will probably be more like recent Middle Eastern combat than Israel’s past fights with Palestinians.
The author spoke with 96 Palestinian teenagers in 2015 about their lives and their hopes for the future.
Accurate and fair information is critical in times of conflict such as the ongoing Israel-Gaza War. What is the role of digital activism in this context, and how does it shape real-world events?
The International Criminal Court has a range of options for both deterring and investigating war crimes in the current conflict.
Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
The politics of delivering aid in war zones are messy, the ethics fraught and the logistics daunting. But getting everything right is essential − and in this instance could save many Gazans’ lives.
Gaza desperately needs humanitarian aid, but it’s a complex situation which makes it hard for much-needed supplies to reach a people under siege.
Life on the Kibbutz Re'im 13 years ago was peaceful — but was a stark and disturbing contrast to the lives being lived by Palestinians nearby.
The UN secretary-general said neither side is justified in its actions against civilians. But holding them accountable for war crimes is extremely difficult.
Washington’s firm support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas is a personal and geopolitical priority for US president Joe Biden.
The EU now appears too divided to play a significant role in any resolution of the conflict.
A decade of de-escalation among Gulf states could be at risk if Israel-Hamas violence spills across region. And that could threaten Saudi plans to transform the kingdom.
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Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
