The Israel-Hamas War

Resources, analysis and commentary on the conflict by Stanford scholars.

Analysis and Commentary

The Missing Context

American Purpose, 10/23/23

Francis Fukuyama

Defeating an Ideology

Grey Matter with Michael Krasny, 10/13/23

Amichai Magen

Terrorism is Terrorism

FSI News, 10/11/23

Michael McFaul

America is Lucky Biden's in Charge

The Atlantic, 10/25/23

Michael McFaul

Will Iran’s Aging Supreme Leader Avoid a Wider War or Bring on the Apocalypse?

KPFA | Background Briefing, 10/26/23

Abbas Milani

Israel's Intelligence Disaster

Foreign Affairs, 10/11/23

Amy Zegart

Videos & Event Recordings

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How Did We Get Here? A Conversation with Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross on the Middle East Crisis

Public Opinion in Palestine Before the Conflict

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The Rules of War in the Israel/Hamas Conflict

M.I.P. Speaker Series

These informal and off-the-record discussions are available to students in FSI's Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program.

MIP Conversation with Hesham Salaam on the Israel-Gaza Conflict
October 25, 2023
Hesham Sallam is a research scholar at FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law (CDDRL), and serves as the associate director of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy. He is also a co-editor of Jadaliyya e-zine and a former program specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace. His research focuses on Islamist movements and the politics of economic reform in the Arab World.

MIP Conversation with Rajaie Batniji
November 14, 2023
Rajaie Batniji was born in Gaza and studies health issues in the region. He has written various papers on the health situation in Gaza and the Arab world. His perspectives will be particularly insightful in the current debate about the veracity of the death toll in Gaza and the larger humanitarian crisis. He is also a former CDDRL fellow.