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Netanyahu Unrestrained: The Trump Effect on Israeli Politics
Feb 3, 2017Yousef MunayyerBackgroundSince 2009, there have been two constants in the American-Israeli relationship: Barack Obama was President of the United States and Benjamin Netanyah…
- Policy AnalysisJordanSecurity and Defense
Jordan’s King Abdallah in Washington: ISIL and Jerusalem
Feb 1, 2017Joe MacaronIn what was described as a working visit, Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrived on January 30, 2017, and became the first Arab leader to come to Washington since t…
- Policy AnalysisLevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
A World Between bin Laden and Breivik: Supremacist Ideologies Shaping the 21st Century
Jan 26, 2017Yousef MunayyerFrom Austria, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and elsewhere on the European continent, right-wing political parties are on the rise. Nationalism, protectionism, …
- Policy AnalysisIraqDemocracy and Governance
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Bid for Independence: Challenges and Prospects
Jan 26, 2017Mustafa GurbuzMasoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraqi Kurdistan, has expressed his expectation for “a big change” in US policy under P…
- Policy AnalysisJordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Forget Paris. It Won’t be Hard
Jan 25, 2017Yousef MunayyerThe Paris Peace Conference of January 15, 2017, barely amounted to a singular blip on radar. Some 70 countries participated in what was among the largest inter…
- Policy AnalysisIraqUS Foreign Policy
Syria and Iraq in the Age of Trump: Challenges to American Interests
Jan 25, 2017Imad K. HarbNow that the Trump Administration has taken over the reins of American diplomatic and military power, questions arise about how it intends to preserve America’…
- Policy AnalysisLebanonDemocracy and Governance
Aoun in Riyadh: A Test for Lebanon’s Foreign Policy
Jan 25, 2017Joe MacaronIn November 2014, General Michel Aoun told the Lebanese daily newspaper, As-Safir, that the late Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal was behind a veto to ele…
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Why did the Democratic Transition Succeed in Tunisia while Failing in Other Countries (AR)
Jan 24, 2017Radwan ZiadehThe Tunisian democratic experiment is very attractive to analysts and researchers seeking to understand the social and political makings of a successful democr…
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Yousef Munayyer: Israel-Palestine? Forget Paris. It Won’t be Hard
Jan 24, 2017Yousef MunayyerAlone, the conference amounts to little, but in the context of the past year it signals an ongoing, significant move away from the peace process. Read More
Khalil Jahshan: Is it time for the US to remove the fig leaf ? (in Arabic)
Jan 24, 2017Khalil E. JahshanThe US practically recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, so is it time for the US to remove its proverbial fig leaf?Read More