There have been gaps at the centre of every agreement over Gaza since 2025.
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A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting.
There is nothing in the agreement that is positive for the US and did not already exist before the war.
The current pattern of short-term ceasefires with fragile extensions is likely to continue.
Lebanon and Israel have agreed a ten-day ceasefire, pausing hostilities that broke out in March.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ten-day ceasefire. This may end one phase of the conflict, but it’s unlikely the violence will end.
Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
Pakistan is using shared history – and plenty of friends in high places – to bring the war to an end. Here why it’s had the sway to do it.
With Trump trying to get out and Netanyahu determined not to give up in Lebanon, a path to peace is hard to find.
The two-week agreement, brokered by Pakistan, temporarily halts violence and reopens the Strait of Hormuz – but the path to peace remains complicated.
The latest effort shows potential for a temporary humanitarian pause rather than a lasting political settlement.
World leaders like to talk up peace at Christmastime. But alongside the tales of seasonal breaks in fighting are incidents of adversaries taking advantage of the season.
Since the start of the truce on Nov. 27, 2024, there have been thousands of Israeli violations inside Lebanese territory, while Hezbollah has yet to disarm.
A UN-backed resolution is crucial to the peace plan moving ahead, but questions remain about the finer details.
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
These types of ceasefires are highly coercive agreements that enable the more powerful party to force the weaker party to agree to whatever they want.
History has shown that pathways to peace can be found in even the most intractable conflicts when courage meets opportunity.
The political process described in Trump’s peace plan is open to differing interpretations and many fear it would take power out of the hands of Palestinians.
Both sides are tired of war. But an asymmetrical plan lacking details could easily be derailed, especially given how little trust exists between both sides.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump in the aftermath of an inconclusive summit just days before. A veteran diplomat helps untangle what happened and what’s next.
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