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Where Does Tunisian’s Democratic Experiment Go from Here?
Aug 2, 2022Sarah Yerkes and Yousef Munayyer discuss Kais Saied’s efforts to change Tunisia’s constitution and consolidate his power. Yerkes is a senior fellow…
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Confronting Water Scarcity in North Africa
Aug 31, 2022Achref ChibaniNorth African communities have a long history of water management and governance. From millennia-old underground water channels and other…
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Arab Elections and Democracy: Between Authoritarianism, Conflict, and Sectarianism
May 30, 2018Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened a panel to discuss elections in the Arab world focusing on Egypt, Iraq,…
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The Islamists of Northwest Africa: Accommodation and Co-optation
Jan 26, 2022Amal GhazalAnalyses of Islamists in Northwest Arica—from Mauritania to Libya—follow a common pattern of distinguishing militants among them from non-militants.…
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The MENA Region’s Uphill Struggle against Corruption
Dec 20, 2019Daniel BrumbergIn the Middle East and well beyond, 2019 has been a year of mass public protest and street mobilization.…
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Women’s Rights and “State Feminism” in the Arab World
Jun 16, 2023Rola El-HusseiniWomen’s political participation is often seen as a benchmark for democracy, especially since the passing of Resolution 1990/15 of…
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Biden and The Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead
Jan 19, 2021Imad K. Harb Zeina Azzam Gregory Aftandilian Khalil Al-Anani Khalil E. Jahshan Daniel Brumberg Charles W. Dunne Zaha Hassan Joe Macaron Yousef Munayyer Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Radwan ZiadehBiden and the Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead is a compilation of articles by Middle East experts published as…
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Congressional Update
Jun 24, 2016The House abruptly adjourned on June 22 amid chaos when Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor disrupting…
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The Gender Paradox of Arab Democracy
Jun 22, 2016Tamara KharroubOn 17 December 2010, 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor Tarek al-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was slapped across the face in front…
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Washington Policy Weekly
Senators Menendez and Risch Introduced the Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act which would cut State Department funding for Tunisia by…
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Washington Policy Weekly
Aug 1, 2022Peyton DashiellA group of Senate Democrats propose blocking aid to foreign security forces if they are suspected of committing a…
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Haftar’s Attempted Coup and Trump’s Collusion over Libya
Apr 23, 2019Imad K. HarbIt is doubtful that Haftar’s campaign against Tripoli will end Libya’s chaos; indeed, it is likely to exacerbate and…
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Congressional Update, February 17, 2017
Feb 17, 2017I. US Ambassador-designate David Friedman Testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeOn Thursday, February 16, David Friedman, President Trump’s…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending July 14, 2017
Jul 14, 2017Marcus MontgomeryThe House eyes funding for the Departments of Defense and State; the Tunisian Prime Minister visits Washington; Qatar decries…
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The Coups d’État of the Sahel Region: Domestic Causes and International Competition
Sep 27, 2023Sohaib Mahmoud Mohamed TaifouriOver the last three years, the African Sahel region has witnessed a wave of coups d’état in seven countries…
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The Tunisian Parliamentary Elections: Adding Fuel to the Fire?
Dec 22, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn 17 December 2022, the first parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia since President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab…
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Congress Highlights Human Rights Abuses and Humanitarian Crises
Sep 18, 2019Marcus MontgomeryMarcus Montgomery highlights congressional work on bringing attention to human rights abuses and humanitarian crises in the Middle East…
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The 2019-2020 Arab Opinion Index: Main Results in Brief
Nov 16, 2020The 2019-2020 Arab Opinion Index is based on the findings of face-to-face interviews conducted with 28,288 individual respondents in…
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Washington Policy Weekly
Douglas Christensen and Peyton Dashiell report on Senator Sanders’ withdrawal of the Yemen War Powers Resolution; the Senate’s passage…
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Washington Policy Weekly
Representative Gaetz introduced a resolution that would require the president to remove all US forces from Somalia, with the…