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Palestine/IsraelMedia and TechnologyThe Dozen Ds That Drive Israel’s Propaganda
Apr 17, 2024Rami G. KhouriThe past six months of Israeli-Palestinian warfare have witnessed levels of military ferocity, human suffering, societal destruction, and mass political activi…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Gaza as Ground Zero for Israel’s Border Technology
Feb 1, 2024Heba GowayedMore than a node in a global system of border apartheid, Gaza has become ground zero for Israel’s carceral and military technology that is marketed to other st…
- ViewpointPalestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Disinformation and Hate Speech on Social Media Contribute to Inciting War Crimes Against Gaza
Oct 13, 2023Tamara KharroubDuring major events like violent conflict, there is a vacuum of verified and accurate information, as well as high interest and emotions. As the fog of war and…
- Intern CornerTunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Disinformation as a Tool of Regime Survival in Tunisia
Jul 21, 2023C. Ian DeHavenDisinformation—false information created with the intent to mislead others—swamped the 2019 Tunisian presidential election, creating a confused and volatile po…
- Policy Analysis
Information Controls in Iranian Cyberspace: A Soft War Strategy
May 23, 2022While the Islamic Republic of Iran undoubtedly uses cyberspace for censorship and surveillance of its citizens, including cyber warfare to damage information s…
- Policy Analysis
Mapping Digital Authoritarianism in the Arab World
Feb 3, 2022The Arab uprisings of 2011 gave rise to a utopian vision of information and communication technologies (ICTs), highlighting their abilities to bypass governmen…
- Policy Analysis
Between Conflicts, Politics, and COVID-19: Challenges for Arab Journalists
Dec 30, 2021The number of imprisoned journalists worldwide reached a record high in 2021. As one of the more dangerous regions, the Arab world poses abundant threats for…
- Policy Analysis
Jordan: Uptick in Diplomacy amid Pandora Papers Revelations
Oct 20, 2021Revelations in the so-called Pandora Papers about King Abdullah II’s substantial real estate acquisitions of luxury homes in the United States and United Kingd…
- Policy Analysis
The Full Story behind the NSO Hack: The Israeli-Military-Allied Surveillance Industry and Transnational Repression
Jul 28, 2021The recent investigation into the NSO Group exposed a widespread global targeting of journalists and human rights activists and revealed evidence that their sm…
- Policy Analysis
Systematic Digital Repression: Social Media Censoring of Palestinian Voices
Jun 8, 2021The events of the last few weeks and the escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel have spotlighted the issue of media bias and censorship of Palestinian …
- Policy Analysis
Media Use and Its Anomalies a Decade after the Arab Spring
Dec 18, 2020When the Arab Spring movements erupted in at least six Arab countries in 2011––Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain––they were accompanied by high …
- Policy Analysis
In Saudi Arabia, Covering the Khashoggi Murder Is a State Affair
Aug 13, 2019Over the last decade, stories about the potential for freedom of the press in the Arab world have alternated between hopeful and hopeless. The 2011 Arab uprisi…
- Policy Analysis
The Aftermath of the Khashoggi Murder: Freedom of the Press in 2018
Dec 21, 2018The rise of populism and anti-globalism has contributed to erosion of the international rights system, with governments moving away from accountability and tra…
- Viewpoint
Covering Gaza: Is the Mainstream Media Discourse Changing on Palestine/Israel
Apr 6, 2018As Israeli occupation forces carried out a brutal response against 30,000 Palestinians protesters in Gaza, Washington, DC—and much of the international communi…
- Viewpoint
Where on Earth is the Palestinian Press?
Mar 16, 2018As a long-term observer of Middle East politics, I have always been intrigued by the surprisingly limited impact exerted by the Palestinian media on Palestinia…
- Policy Analysis
Press Freedom Reversals in Post-Arab Spring Countries
Dec 18, 2017Just like the path to democratization and reform has been obstructed or derailed in most of the Arab Spring countries, so has the path to media freedom, in a p…
- Policy Analysis
The GCC Crisis: Media, Hacks, and the Emergence of “Cyber Power”
Jul 25, 2017Media tools have been employed heavily in the GCC crisis to suppress freedom of the press and expression, indicating a shift from military and soft power to a …
- Research PaperMedia and Technology
Beyond Trump: Celebrity Candidates, Mediatization of Politics, and US Middle East Policy
Oct 20, 2015Tamara KharroubThe 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…
- Research Paper
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…
