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    Commentary: Why Trump Won

    The election of former President Donald Trump after losing the 2020 round to President Joe Biden is likely to go down in the annals of American history as a mo…

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    A Second Trump Administration: Potential Policy Toward the Middle East

    Nov 5, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    The November 5 presidential election is likely to have major implications for US foreign policy, as it pits a centrist and robust internationalist candidate (V…

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    Girding for Post-Election Violence if Trump Loses

    Many Americans are worried that if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, he and his Make American Gre…

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    Foreign Policy’s Impact on the November Presidential Election

    US presidential elections are usually decided on domestic issues, especially the economy. A candidate’s resting his or her presidential laurels on a foreign po…

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    Middle East Leaders Prefer Trump’s Victory

    Donald J. Trump’s candidacy seems to draw more interest and support from the Middle East than from other areas of the world, particularly from among the ruling…

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    Expert Perspectives on the Assassination Attempt on Trump

    The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life on July 13 may very well have an impact on the upcoming presidential election. According to p…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    If Biden Drops Out, Where Do Democrats Go on Israel-Gaza War?

    Jul 17, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On the heels of a disappointing presidential debate performance, much has been made of whether the Democratic Party will replace Joe Biden on the ticket this N…

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    The Biden-Trump Presidential Debate: Implications and Prospects

    Jul 4, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On Thursday, June 27, 2024, US President and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden and former President and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump held their first…

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    History Redux: Immigrants from MENA and the US Presidential Election

    Trump’s previous policies affecting Muslims and President Biden’s stance on the Gaza war are likely to either keep Arab-Americans from voting or prompt them to…

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    The Gaza War Still Can Decide the American Presidential Election

    Latest polls indicate that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat in the presidential race at this point in the campaign, whi…

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    Gaza, Biden, and an American Intifada

    Mar 27, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    As Israel’s devastating Gaza invasion wears on, tensions between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are spiking, endangering the…

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    Gaza and the Battle of Negations in the United States (and Beyond) 

    Mar 14, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    At no point in the history of the Middle East has the Palestinian-Israeli conflict collided with US domestic politics in such a visceral way as today. As multi…