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- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in the West Bank
Aug 12, 2022Ben WhiteBen White discusses how Israel’s practice of denying building permits, demolishing homes, and attacking civil society organizations in Area C of the occupied W…
- Policy AnalysisUS Foreign Policy
Biden’s Embrace of Arab Autocrats Ends Hopes for Democracy in the Middle East
Aug 10, 2022Khalil Al-AnaniKhalil al-Anani writes that President Biden’s recent meetings with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE sent a clear message to the world’s authorit…
- Policy AnalysisTunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Tunisia’s Three Post-Referendum Political Scenarios
Aug 8, 2022Daniel BrumbergDaniel Brumberg offers three potential political scenarios for Tunisia following the country's July 25 referendum on a new constitution that President Kais Sai…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelEducation and Development
International Aid to the Palestinians: Between Politicization and Development
Aug 4, 2022Omar ShabanFollowing the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993, an international conference was held in Washington …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelSecurity and Defense
A Developing Authoritarian-Israeli Nexus in the Middle East
Aug 3, 2022Imad K. HarbAuthoritarianism in the Arab world has assumed many shapes and shades in the decades since the end of formal European colonialism in the mid-twentieth century.…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
An Update on Israel’s Terrorist Designation for Palestinian Civil Society Organizations
Aug 3, 2022Jonathan KuttabIn October 2021, Israel’s Defense Ministry issued an order designating six prominent Palestinian civil society groups and NGOs as terrorist organizations. This…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfClimate and Environment
Sand and Dust Storms in the MENA Region: A Problem Awaiting Mitigation
Jul 29, 2022Achref ChibaniThe cities of the Arabian Gulf are presented as the epitome of the hypermodern urban environment. Skyscrapers made of concrete, steel, and glass shimmer in the…
- Policy AnalysisYemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Yemen’s Prospects for Unity Are Uncertain after Many Years of War
Jul 28, 2022Afrah NasserIn 2018, the United Nations Security Council’s Panel of Experts on Yemen suggested that the Yemeni State had begun to fragment as a result of a conflict that i…
- Policy AnalysisIranUS Foreign Policy
US Diplomacy with Iran Is Needed to Achieve Security in the Middle East
Jul 28, 2022Daniel BrumbergNow that President Joe Biden has completed his trip to the Middle East, his administration will likely make one last bid to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, …
- Policy AnalysisSaudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
Mohammed bin Salman’s Political Precarity Persists, Despite Perceived Successes
Jul 26, 2022Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe paths of US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) crossed briefly on July 15 and 16 when Biden stopped in Jeddah, Saudi Arab…