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    The Latest Example of Erratic Saudi Foreign Policy

    Aug 9, 2018

    Once again, impulsive, ill-advised, and harmful foreign policy decisions are negatively impacting Saudi Arabia’s global standing. The kingdom has expelled the …

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    An Arab NATO? The Folly of Trusting Trump

    Jul 31, 2018

    The Trump Administration is said to be pushing for establishing a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA). Discussions for the plan will be conducted during a su…

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    Citizenship Question on Census Form is Counterproductive

    Jul 25, 2018

    The U.S. Constitution requires a census of the population every 10 years. The census is a treasure trove of information for the private and the public sector. …

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    Israel Legalizes Apartheid and Ethnocentric Supremacy

    Jul 20, 2018

    For a government that has coined its own term—“Hasbara,” the Hebrew word for “explanation”—for its international propaganda efforts, Israel never fails to amaz…

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    Five Years after Sisi’s Coup: More Repression and a President for Life

    Jul 20, 2018

    Five years after the military coup of July 2013, Egypt’s domestic conditions appear to be heading toward increased authoritarianism, state repression, and regi…

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    The Raging—and Surprising—Battle for Southern Syria

    Jul 5, 2018Radwan Ziadeh

    The Syrian regime began its assault on the southern city of Daraa toward the end of June, assisted as elsewhere in Syria by Russian warplanes and Iran-supporte…

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    In Jordan’s Case, Rent Collection May No Longer Work

    Jun 5, 2018

    Once again, socioeconomic conditions are at the center of Jordan’s political instability. Thousands of Jordanians over the last few days have participated in p…

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    An Accord for Libya?

    Jun 1, 2018

    Amid the many conflicts rending the Arab world today, the one in Libya recently took a hopeful turn toward a peace process despite the violence still wracking …