• Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    The Two Presidential Candidates and Their Middle East Policies

    Oct 13, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    Most voters almost never decide a presidential election based on foreign policy, but Clinton is one of the leaders of the centrist Democratic foreign policy es…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Senate Races 2016 Update

    Sep 7, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    In 62 days voters will cast their ballots for President and for 34 Senate seats up for re-election.  Democrats remain cautiously optimistic that their party ca…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    The 2016 Congressional Elections

    Aug 11, 2016John Gregory

    I. Can Democrats Reclaim the Senate?Every two years, one-third of the Senate is up for re-election.  Elections are staggered to avoid having both Senators from…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    A Sane Alternative to Trump: Hillary has yet to Define her Nomination

    Aug 2, 2016Joe Macaron

    After scrambling to unite her Democratic Party at the outset of the convention in Philadelphia last week, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton rolled out her n…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    DNC 2016 Platform: In Denial over Mideast Challenges, Dispensable Language on Israel

    Jul 29, 2016Joe Macaron

    Like every partisan document in a tense prelude to national elections, the 2016 Democratic platform reflected the party’s status quo with presidential nominee …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Democratic Party Unity Remains a Challenge for Hillary Clinton

    Jul 27, 2016Joe Macaron

    The Democratic Party confirmed on July 26 the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, making her the first female presidential nominee of a major party in American polit…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Trump’s Convention Speech and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism

    Jul 25, 2016Joe Macaron

    Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is the first American politician in modern history to invoke both nationalism and populism in a successful bid to …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine: A Political Profile

    Jul 23, 2016John Gregory

    Timothy Michael “Tim” Kaine was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 26, 1958, but grew up mainly in the suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence: A Political Profile

    Jul 20, 2016John Gregory

    Indiana Governor Mike Pence was born on June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Indiana. His family was Irish Catholic and Democratic and had President John F. Kennedy as o…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    GOP Platform on the Middle East Offers Tough Talk, Little Change

    Jul 20, 2016Joe Macaron

    As far as the 2016 Republican Party Platform is concerned, the campaign of the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is nowhere to be found. The hands-of…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    With Trump Taking Over, A New Republican Party Is Born

    Jul 19, 2016Joe Macaron

    The Republican National Convention began its deliberations on July 18 to confirm the party’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees for the 2016 US nation…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Why the World Shouldn’t Panic About Trump

    Jun 1, 2016Joe Macaron

    “Everything I say right now is a suggestion, I am not the President,” the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Fox News on May 13. However, his …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    The promise of democratic socialism: Bernie Sanders, Palestine, and US policy in the Middle East

    Apr 11, 2016Tamara Kharroub

    Bernard (or Bernie) Sanders is one of two remaining candidates running for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2016 US presidential elections. Following …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    US Presidential Candidates’ Middle East Policy Positions (Infographics)

    Mar 8, 2016

    In five simple infographics, this report summarizes the US presidential candidates’ positions on all the important Middle East issues. The infographic report c…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Presidential Elections 2016: Profile of Senator Bernie Sanders

    Feb 8, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) is the longest-serving independent politician in Congress and a surprising and unlikely candidate for the Democrat…

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Presidential Elections 2016: Profile of Senator Ted Cruz

    Feb 7, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    Personal Background:Senator Ted Cruz was elected to the US Senate from Texas in November 2012, replacing fellow Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. He is …

  • Research Paper
    Media and Technology

    Beyond Trump: Celebrity Candidates, Mediatization of Politics, and US Middle East Policy

    Oct 20, 2015Tamara Kharroub

    The 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…