NOW: "The United States and Iran: Decades of Misunderstanding?" a conversation with Professor Vali Nasr, Ambassador Barbara Leaf, moderated by Crown director Gary Samore, on relations between the #US & #Iran.

Q: "Where is the #WomanLifeFreedom movement now?" A: "If you go to the Iranian embassy in Paris, there are no hijabs inside the embassy; in government places, there's no enforcement of it. They won. There was an expectation that it would evolve into regime change or something a

What perspectives do regional powers have on the #Gaza #ceasefire between #Israel & #Hamas? Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East, recently shared his analysis with Brandeis University Stories: brandeis.edu/stories/2025/o… | Nader Habibi

Regime change rarely produces democracy & often leaves minorities exposed. 20 years after Saddam Hussein’s fall, what can upcoming elections tell us about the future of #Iraq’s democracy? Read our latest Crown Conversation by Killian Clarke, Candace Lukasik, & Kerem Uşşaklı:

PCPSR issues a new policy brief: Gaza's Future: Why the Trump Plan Pauses War but Cannot Make Peace pcpsr.org/en/node/1002

What are the #Trump Plan's prospects for achieving a long-term resolution in #Gaza? Crown founding senior fellow and PCPSR director Khalil Shikaki considers Palestinian public opinion & outlines what's needed to make the plan sustainable in his latest piece: pcpsr.org/en/node/1002

NEXT WEEK: Join us online on 11/12, 11 AM, the day after elections in #Iraq, for a conversation with Alissa Walter & Marsin Alshamary on how ordinary Iraqis negotiate with state officials, militias, & political parties to survive & assert their rights. Register now:

OUT NOW: Watch the recording of our latest Crown Seminar, "The United States and Iran: Decades of Misunderstanding?" featuring Professor Vali Nasr and Ambassador Barbara Leaf, moderated by Crown Director Gary Samore, on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/THZ2VJ2Utqg #Iran #USA

Crown Junior Research Fellow Kerem Uşşaklı reflects on why #Iraq’s 2025 elections matter. Join us 11/12 at 11 AM for our next Crown Seminar with Profs. Alissa Walter & Marsin Alshamary. Register now: brandeis.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

TOMORROW: Don't miss out on our day-after conversation as we look at #Iraq's 2025 elections & situate them in Iraq's modern history with Profs. Alissa Walter & Marsin Alshamary! Join us online, 11/12, 11 AM: brandeis.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

NEW MIDDLE EAST BRIEF: Why have Arab governments been so restrained in their response to the #Gaza War? Crown faculty Nader Habibi argues that #China's rise in the #MiddleEast has led to a logic of development & stability over confrontation: brandeis.edu/crown/publicat…

Only a small few predicted that President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war would succeed, writes Shai Feldman. ow.ly/W70M30sRf8x

Most experts believed that the #Israel-#Hamas ceasefire would collapse. With the deal for the most part in place, what did pessimists get wrong? Read the latest by Shai Feldman, Raymond Frankel Prof. in Israeli Politics & Society, in National Interest: nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-ea…

Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Prof. of the Economics of the #MiddleEast, traces how the governments of the region have shifted priorities in light of #China's trade & investment. For more, read our latest Middle East Brief: brandeis.edu/crown/publicat… | Nader Habibi

OUT NOW: Watch the recording of our most recent Crown Seminar! Profs. Alissa Walter & Marsin Alshamary discussed recent elections in #Iraq & how ordinary citizens negotiate with officials, militias, & political parties to survive & assert their rights. youtu.be/7nlxDQE-_HA