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The Paris Initiative and US Middle East Policy: Paving the Way for the 4th Intifada – Why justice is the only roadmap to peace
May 16, 2016In the middle of the US presidential election season, France has elected to take the opportunity and break the US monopoly over the Middle East peace process, …
- Policy Analysis
Defeating ISIL is Not Enough to Save Iraq
May 10, 2016Two years into the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and amid the persistent downward trend of global oil prices, Iraq is obviously…
- Policy Analysis
The Coming Change in US-Israel Relations
May 10, 2016The discussion on Israel at the most recent Democratic presidential debate is but the latest benchmark in progress down a road on which the American people hav…
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Freedom of religion as a foundation of Arab democracy: An Arab view of the 2016 report of US Commission on International Religious Freedom
May 3, 2016The onset of the so-called “Arab Spring” in 2011 gave hope to millions of people across the Arab world that change is possible and that freedoms, democratic tr…
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Wanted: A US Strategy in the Middle East
Apr 11, 2016In 2006, as Israel and Hezbollah were engaged in what would be a 34day war, the longest of any ArabIsraeli war since 1948, US Secretary of State Condoleezza …
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The promise of democratic socialism: Bernie Sanders, Palestine, and US policy in the Middle East
Apr 11, 2016Bernard (or Bernie) Sanders is one of two remaining candidates running for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2016 US presidential elections. Following …
- Research PaperLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Time for Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation in Syria
Apr 8, 2016Radwan ZiadehTransitional justice refers to a group of activities or investigations that focuses on communities with a legacy of human rights violations, genocide, or other…
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Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp – A Pictorial Essay
Mar 25, 2016When the conflict in Syria broke out in March of 2011, there was no indication as to the duration or the enormity of the ensuing humanitarian crisis. Accordi…
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The Obama Doctrine from a Middle East Perspective: Orientalism, Inaction, Contradiction, and Lack of Accountability
Mar 18, 2016In a lengthy narrative collection of conversations and interviews with President Obama and others, journalist Jeffry Goldberg’s tedious tale of “The Obama Doct…
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Saudi Arabia Goes on the Offensive against Hezbollah
Mar 8, 2016Saudi Arabia’s explicit identification of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as a strategic threat is a tipping point in the underlying tensions between both sides. …
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US Presidential Candidates’ Middle East Policy Positions (Infographics)
Mar 8, 2016In five simple infographics, this report summarizes the US presidential candidates’ positions on all the important Middle East issues. The infographic report c…
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US in Libya: The Challenges of a Third Front against ISIL
Feb 25, 2016President Barack Obama’s Administration is considering the opening of a critical third front against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya. …
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Presidential Elections 2016: Profile of Senator Bernie Sanders
Feb 8, 2016Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) is the longest-serving independent politician in Congress and a surprising and unlikely candidate for the Democrat…
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Presidential Elections 2016: Profile of Senator Ted Cruz
Feb 7, 2016Personal Background:Senator Ted Cruz was elected to the US Senate from Texas in November 2012, replacing fellow Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. He is …
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The Emergence of a New Triangular Relationship in the Middle East
Jan 29, 2016The implementation of the Iran nuclear deal on January 16 reinforced the emergence of a new triangular relationship in the Middle East involving the United Sta…
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The “Dos and Don’ts” of Defeating ISIS: Obama’s wasted 13-minutes
Dec 6, 2015Giving his first Oval Office speech during his second term, President Obama addressed the nation on December 6, 2015 following the San Bernardino attack to rea…
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Imagining a Conflict Resolution in Syria: Implications for US Policy
Dec 1, 2015The Vienna talks on October 30 launched the third international attempt to resolve the four-year-old conflict in Syria, proposing an end to violence “as soon a…
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Beyond Trump: Celebrity Candidates, Mediatization of Politics, and US Middle East Policy
Oct 20, 2015The political and media discussions of the presidential campaigns have given great attention to some of the most flamboyant GOP nomination candidates (a.k.a. c…
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Russia’s Middle East Moves and US Options
Oct 15, 2015BackgroundIn recent weeks, Russia has taken quite significant and surprising steps to deepen and strengthen its support for the Assad regime in Syria. Russia h…
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Five things you need to know about women in Islam: Implications for advancing women’s rights in the Middle East
Oct 4, 2015The issue of women’s rights in Islam has been a contentious area of discussions and intense debates both in the Muslim world and in the West. The two dominant …
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Cyberactivism in the Middle East: Six potentials and six limitations of new media technologies in democratization
Sep 30, 2015The question that has been the center of discussion both in the Arab world and in the West is why now. What role did the new media tools play in motivating, fa…
- Research PaperIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Understanding Violent Extremism: The Social Psychology of Identity and Group Dynamics
Sep 25, 2015Tamara KharroubThe issue of violent extremism has been the center of media and policy attention in the United States especially since 9/11. Numerous research and analysis pap…
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The Dynamics of Israeli Settler Terrorism and US Options
Sep 15, 2015IntroductionOn July 31, 2015, Palestinian homes in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank were set on fire at night by masked assailants who left behind…
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The Iran Nuclear Deal and its Implications for the Region
Jul 31, 2015The agreement reached by the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK, and the US), the EU and the Islamic Republic of Iran over the latter’s nuclear progr…