We invited attendees from the most recent Middle Eastern Studies Association’s Annual Meeting (MESA 2025) to report back on panels relevant to digital humanities, and to reflect on the state of the field. Here is what they had to say.
What’s On the Radar for Financial Institutions in 2026?
Our 2026 Looking Ahead Report explores the trends, developments, and emerging risks shaping financial services in the year ahead, covering topics like agentic AI in fintech, corporate fraud prevention, cybersecurity, workforce strategies, a regional spotlight on the Middle East and
Britain’s Legal Responsibility for Applying the Balfour Declaration in Palestine and for Its Tenure There
Is Britain legally accountable for holding Palestine between the world wars? Does its implementation there of the Balfour Declaration open it, presently, to claim for reparation, under the law of state responsibility? Three distinct positions are seen. For scholars like
Women, War, and Intersectional Discrimination: International Humanitarian Law and the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Introduction: The Gendered Costs of Armed Conflict
Armed conflict often deepens pre-existing inequalities, subjecting women to multiple, overlapping vulnerabilities. In the Israel–Palestine war, women face extreme gender-based harms: the use of sexual violence as a strategic tool of warfare aimed
LHR 43:4
Law and History Review 43:4 (November 2025) is now published online.British Imperial Constitutional Law and the Zionist Campaign against the Legislative Council in Mandatory PalestineMaya KreinerThe Twentieth-Century Origins of the Medieval Lex Mercatoria ThesisJake DybleGeneral Will or Public Order?
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 40: Palestinian Legal Frontiers: SC Res 2803 and beyond
Palestine and the Palestinians are often the subjects of conversations in the news, on blogs and in judicial opinions, but not present in conversations themselves. The issues are treated episodically in connection with dramatic events or judicial processes or UN
CfP: Criminological Perspectives on Palestine
The Israeli military operations in Gaza and the broader Palestinian territories over the last two years present a continuing oppression of Israel against the Palestinians, and have resulted inunprecedented levels of civilian harm and societal devastation. To this day, mass killings and mutilations of civilians, the deliberate starvation of an entire population, widespread displacement, and a near-total destruction of infrastructure continue. These acts
Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Connectivity and Expose Global Infrastructure Risks
Editor’s Note: On September 6, 2025, submarine cables in the Red Sea were cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, resulting in a disruption of connectivity across Asia and the Middle East. The damage to SMW4 and IMEWE impacted internet services in
Register Today: Breaking Ground in the Gulf – What Companies Need to Know About Expanding in the Middle East (WEBINAR)
Driven by strategic, economic, and geopolitical factors, multinational companies are increasingly viewing expansion opportunities in the Middle East.As one of the world’s most open and rapidly expanding economies, the region is a vital hub for global business, trade, and finance. Diversifying beyond