🚨 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨. A new report, the culmination of 5 years of the @ChathamHouse @XCEPT_Research initiative, examines why peacebuilding often fails to address the chaotic realities of modern conflicts. 🧵.

Thank you to the governor of #Sanaa, Shikh Abdulkawi Shuraif (@shuryf34774), for coming to @ChathamHouse for a timely and frank conversation amidst the current tribal and political developments around #Sanaa & #Mareb.

'Trump may feel triumphant at present, but he may not have the temperament, capacity or political will to force through a comprehensive peace. Instead, he should focus on Gaza,' writes @NeilQuilliam1.

'The Houthis are looking for any way to avoid dealing with domestic issues, but also to act on behalf of the axis of resistance. As long as there is a war in Gaza, we should not expect the Houthis to behave,' says @almuslimi via @FT.

📢 NEW WEBINAR | Iran-Israel war: The impact on Israel. @eranetzion, @NimrodNovik, @dahliasc & @KseniaSvetlova discuss domestic political, social & security dynamics in Israel following the June Iran-Israel war. 📅 21 July.⏰ 14.00 BST. Register ⤵️.

Summits create expectations. But a meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu – the third since Trump’s return to the White House – yielded very little, writes @YMekelberg. Read the new expert comment ⬇️.

RT @HaidHaid22: In my latest, I argue that while the ongoing effort to form a legislative body marks modest but meaningful progress over pr….

'The international community needs to lean on both sides to accept (a ceasefire). As any agreement it's not going to be perfect for either of the sides but the current situation is horrific for the rest.'. @YMekelberg speaks to @FRANCE24.

The Iran-Turkey rivalry is no longer parallel but fully interlinked, driven by overlapping ambitions, competing connectivity projects, and shifting alliances, writes @HamidRezaAz. Read on Kalam ⬇️.

📢 NEW WEBINAR | Iran-Israel war: The impact on Israel. Experts discuss domestic political, social, and security dynamics in Israel following the June Iran-Israel war. 📅 21 July.⏰ 14.00 BST.📍 Zoom. Register now⤵️.

🎥 Event recording: 'Iran-Israel war: The impact on Iran'. @maziarbahari, @citrinowicz, @MaloneySuzanne, Naghmeh Sohrabi & @SanamVakil discuss internal political, social & security dynamics in Iran. Watch in full ⤵️.

Without resolving the Gaza conflict, stopping settler violence, halting Israel’s creeping annexation of the West Bank & establishing a viable path to Palestinian statehood, any regional framework will be incomplete & likely unstable, writes @NeilQuilliam1.

'The gap between Washington and Beirut’s positions is also not limited to sequencing. The more fundamental problem is Hezbollah’s rigid attitude towards its weapons,' writes Bilal Y Saab.

'While the US campaign badly hit the Huthis' communication and some military capabilities, they still have huge stock and rebuilt their communications quickly,' says @almuslimi via @FRANCE24 and @AFP.

📢 NEW WEBINAR | Iran-Israel war: The impact on Israel. Experts discuss domestic political, social, and security dynamics in Israel following the June Iran-Israel war. 📅 21 July.⏰ 14.00 BST.📍 Zoom. Register now⤵️.

The Trump administration should not be distracted by the thought of landing a grand but elusive prize of a regional peace deal. Instead, it should prioritize securing a durable ceasefire in Gaza, writes @NeilQuilliam1.

RT @ChathamHouse: "Their vision for Gaza should really worry all of us.". @YMekelberg (@CH_MENAP) on Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Dona….

'Ankara’s expanded presence in northern Iraq and Syria, and its growing political leverage in Damascus, has broadened its strategic reach from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea,' writes @HamidRezaAz.

RT @ChathamHouse: Podcast🎙️| Gaza: What next after Trump–Netanyahu talks?. @YMekelberg, @SanamVakil, @farrellreporter and @MaxYoeli join @b….

The Lebanese government must stop shirking its responsibilities and push Hezbollah to disarm – taking advantage of the historic momentum in the region, writes Associate Fellow Bilal Y Saab. Read the analysis⤵️.

🎥 Event recording: 'Iran-Israel war: The impact on Iran'. @maziarbahari, @citrinowicz, @MaloneySuzanne, Naghmeh Sohrabi & @SanamVakil discuss internal political, social & security dynamics in Iran. Watch in full ⤵️.