November 08, 2019
Modernity and the Mechanisms of Moral Neutralisation
Azmi Bishara’s introduction to the Arabic edition of Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and the Holocaust (1989).
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Protests in the Arab World: The Second Wave
Marina Ottaway argues that protesters in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq appear to be more sophisticated than those of the 2011 uprisings and understand that political change and transition from authoritarianism cannot happen quickly.
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Russia’s Gains in Syria Could Be a Blessing in Disguise
Joe Macaron argues that while Russia may fill the vacuum left by the withdrawal of American troops from the Turkish-Syrian border, it could have challenges dealing with an emboldened Turkish policy in Syria.
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The Russia-Turkey Deal for Syria Will Go Nowhere
Mustafa Gurbuz analyzes the problems in implementing the initial phase of the latest Turkish-Russian agreement in Syria, concluding they indicate that the deal is destined to fail.
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The Catch-22 of Lebanese Reform
Nabeel Khoury discusses the Lebanese leadership’s catch-22 dilemma resulting from the influence of entrenched parties and their militias as they confront the leaderless nature of the current protests demanding radical change.
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The Limited Utility of the Iran Sanctions
Kenneth Katzman writes that a range of observations and data support the assertion that to date, the Trump Administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran has not produced any tangible strategic gains for US policy.
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The Lebanon Uprising: Causes and Ramifications
Lebanon’s protests have been unique and inclusive and are united by a wish to topple the ruling political class and abandon the system of sectarian power-sharing that has governed the country since independence in 1943....
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Radical Reform or Total Chaos for Lebanon?
Nabeel Khouri argues that it is clear that radical reform in Lebanon is what stands between a safe and gradual transition to an accountable government, on the one hand, and total chaos, on the other.
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