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Radwan Ziadeh: Russia Will not Be Able to Achieve Peace in Syria (in Arabic)
Jan 12, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
Given Russia’s actions in Syria, no Syrian can assume that Moscow is looking for a peaceful resolution of the conflict there. Russia’s interest was simply to p…
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Radwan Ziadeh: The Implications of Trump’s Victory for the US and the World (in Arabic)
Jan 6, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
Trump's victory can be analyzed from two different angles. One would be to examine how he was able to win enough electoral votes to become the next President. …
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Yousef Munayyer: John Kerry’s “Separate and Unequal” Message on Israel and Palestine
Jan 4, 2017Yousef Munayyer
Last Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a lengthy and impassioned speech on Israel and Palestine that will go down as a major moment in America…
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The Reason for Israel’s Hysterical Response to the UN Security Council Resolution
Dec 28, 2016Yousef Munayyer
Netanyahu takes pride in killing the two-state solution—but he doesn’t want to be blamed for it, because he knows the only acceptable alternative is equality f…
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Roxanne Perugino: Gulf Arab States and the Trump Administration
Dec 27, 2016
Trump has shown little enthusiasm for America's commitment to security in the Middle East. How might US relations with Gulf states be set to change?Read More
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Yousef Munayyer: Reactionaries in the Driver’s Seat
Dec 21, 2016Yousef Munayyer
The America Trump inherits is one traumatized by 15 years of "War on Terror" policies, on top of institutionalized racism. As Trump has proven to be very diffe…
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Radwan Ziadeh: Tunisia Sets the Example Time and Again
Nov 30, 2016Radwan Ziadeh
Not only was Tunisia the first country to initiate the Arab Spring, but it was also the first country to start a transitional justice process to look for, and …
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Joe Macaron: How will Lebanon fit into Trump’s Foreign Policy?
Nov 23, 2016Joe Macaron
When President Donald Trump is sworn in to office on January 20, Lebanon may or may not have a new government in place. However, the next US administration alr…
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Tamara Kharroub: Arab Democracy and Human Rights in the Trump Era
Nov 18, 2016Tamara Kharroub
The US can no longer assume the role of the leading superpower in championing the values of pluralism and inclusion.Read More
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Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and his Syria Policy
Nov 18, 2016Radwan Ziadeh
Closer US ties with Russia would be disastrous for the Syrian people, who are suffering severe bombardment from the Assad regime and Russian fighter jets.Read …
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Roxanne Perugino: Republicans and Democrats do Battle over Congress
Nov 3, 2016
The battle for control of the Senate remains a toss-up, one week before the election. Democrats believe they can pick up five to seven seats giving them a slim…
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Tamara Kharroub: Why Women & Minorities Matter in US Elections
Oct 28, 2016Tamara Kharroub
Less than two weeks from the US presidential Election Day on November 8, the televised debates are over, polling is ongoing, campaigning and ads are in full sw…
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Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and Clinton debate Syria
Oct 19, 2016Radwan Ziadeh
Ignorance and intervention: Trump and Clinton debate SyriaAleppo was a key issue in the second debate between the Democratic nominee Clinton and the Republican…
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Yousef Munayyer: The Shimon Peres Palestinians can’t Forget
Sep 30, 2016Yousef Munayyer
The bulk of his career actually undermined the peace he claimed to be seeking, writes ACW Analyst Yousef Munayyer in The Nation.When major figures die, the rem…
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Yousef Munayyer: The Politics behind the Olympic Spirit
Aug 24, 2016Yousef Munayyer
"Two disaffected black athletes from the United States put on a public display of petulance that sparked one of the most unpleasant controversies in Olympics h…
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Joe Macaron: In Washington, the reality of the nuclear deal is settling in
Apr 25, 2016Joe Macaron
The Arab Weekly
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Yousef Munayyer: What Palestinians really want
Sep 29, 2015Yousef Munayyer
What Palestinians really want

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