A Strategic Shockwave: Maduro’s Fall and the Fracturing of Iran’s Axis

The capture of Nicolás Maduro marks far more than the collapse of an isolated authoritarian regime. It represents a decisive rupture in Iran’s so-called “axis of terror” and delivers a clear geopolitical message: Tehran’s distant outposts and covert financial arteries are no longer beyond reach.
All Eyes on Iran

The Terrorist regime has cut the internet for the Iranian People, But they won’t stop us from supporting and standing with our brave brothers and sisters of Iran – WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM زن, زندگی, آزادی
On Showing Up

In November, The 49% hosted an official side event at Berlin Freedom Week. We brought together a spectacular panel of brilliant women’s rights activists, including a Kurdish, Druze, and Sudanese woman.
Sudan Between Two Middle Easts

Between the jihad of the “Hamas of Africa” and the new order of the Abraham Accords, the choice in Sudan should be clear.
How the Jewish World Is Thinking About Its Future

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of serving as an evaluator for President Herzog’s Voice of the People initiative—an experience that was both humbling and deeply inspiring.
בין המפלגות הערביות ליהודיות הערבים נותרים בלי בית פוליטי

מי שרואה עתיד כאן צריך להבין דבר פשוט: בית פוליטי אמיתי לא נבנה רק עבור מי שנוח לשתף, אלא עבור כל אזרח ואזרחית שרוצים לקחת חלק
Paris Conference Confronts Armenia’s Deepening Church-State Crisis

Diaspora leaders, legal experts, and politicians debate Pashinyan’s policies as tensions with Armenian Apostolic Church escalate -By Zakariya Bellahrach Pictures Credit Bena Production
Single Arab women rarely talk about sex, it is a taboo

Sabrine Hujeirat, a public policy Ph.D. candidate, interviewed 10 unmarried Arab women about sexuality, a near-total taboo in their communities, and found three survival strategies that can turn silence into power
Peacebuilders honoured for defying despair at New Israel Fund’s Human Rights Awards
The idea of peace may be harder to imagine than ever for both Israelis and Palestinians, but the New Israel Fund’s 2025 Human Rights Awards celebrated peacebuilders who, despite enormous challenges, continue to work towards a safer future for civilians in the region.
Advancement of the Abraham Accords – Abrahamic Panel

The Abraham Women’s Alliance met on November 5, 2025 to mark the Abraham Accords five year anniversary with an important conversation on the future and the legacy of the Abraham Accords and how we can address antisemitism in the new Middle East after normalization.