Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
Trump’s 20-point Gaza proposal is a vague and lopsided plan that offers Palestinians little more than the terms of surrender, yet still represents their only chance to halt genocide and preserve the survival of Gaza for the struggle ahead.
Ahead of elections on October 5, Syria's caretaker government has imposed exclusionary electoral reforms that risk replicating the democratic facade of the past regime rather than building an inclusive and legitimate political order.
The UN Security Council’s renewal of its Darfur arms embargo underlines the need to end the external support fueling Sudan’s war. Now is the time for implementation.