January 06, 2021
The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy: Key Features and Likely Changes
Having won the American presidential election, and despite incumbent President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede, Democratic candidate and President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20. He will face the difficult task of restoring...
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Building a Nation without a State: Civil Society in Palestine
Yara M. Asi considers the history and position of civil society organizations in the occupied Palestinian territories as well as their relationship with the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. She proposes enhancing their role in Palestinian...
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Increasing Contestation over the Red Sea and Horn of Africa
Gregory Aftandilian studies the ongoing competition between regional and international players in the complicated strategic landscape of the Red Sea-Horn of Africa theater. He recommends an invigorated US role there to protect and preserve American...
Learn more »December 21, 2020
The Limits of American Multilateral Diplomacy in the Middle East
Daniel Brumberg states that the incoming Biden Administration will try to revive the multilateralism that President Trump’s “America First” slogan replaced. He contends that Biden’s approach is likely to be resisted by Middle East strongmen...
Learn more »December 18, 2020
Media Use and Its Anomalies a Decade after the Arab Spring
Sahar Khamis examines the Arab social media landscape and use as revealed by the Arab Opinion Index from the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. She posits that the latest trends of repression by...
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Warning to All Tyrants: The Arab Spring Lives On
The Arab Spring has become a reference for Arab youth who dream of freedom, dignity and justice - and who will not stop until they realize that dream
Learn more »December 15, 2020
The Biden Administration and US Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Joe Macaron compares differences in decision-making between President Trump and President-elect Biden regarding US foreign and defense policies. He recommends that Middle East leaders should know how to navigate the interagency process that Biden prefers...
Learn more »December 15, 2020
Ending Palestinian-Israeli Coordination Is Hard to Do
Jonathan Kuttab details the different elements of coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel on security and civilian matters. He suggests that if Palestinians hope to impact their unequal relationship with Israel in their favor,...
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