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    LevantReligion and Politics

    Implications of Al-Qaeda Rebranding in Syria

    Aug 31, 2016Radwan Ziadeh

     The announcement by the top leader of Al-Nusra Front in Syria Abu Mohammed Joulani to distance his group from Al-Qaeda last month was very controversial.…

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    LevantRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The US fatal mistake in northern Syria

    Aug 31, 2016Joe Macaron

     The moment the Turkish incursion into Syrian Territory began on August 24, the stage was set for a looming direct military confrontation between Ankara a…

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    LevantDemocracy and Governance

    Biden in Ankara enticing Erdogan to weigh his options

    Aug 24, 2016Joe Macaron

    Vice President Joe Biden visited Ankara on August 24 to salvage the remnants of US interests in Turkey. The July 15 military coup attempt left President Recep …

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    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…

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    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…

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    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 …

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    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…

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    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 …

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…