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- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Discrimination Fuels Intra-Palestinian Violence and Crime in Israel
Mar 30, 2023Yara M. AsiIn recent weeks, it has been impossible to miss the protests taking place in Israel against proposed judicial reforms laid out by the country’s new extreme rig…
- Policy AnalysisSomaliaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Somalia Continues to Face Crises on Several Fronts in 2023
Jan 10, 2023Imad K. HarbFollowing the conclusion in spring 2022 of its parliamentary and presidential constitutional requirements, Somalia began the process of attempting to re-establ…
- Policy AnalysisEgyptEnergy and Economics
Egypt and the IMF: Greater Foreign Debt and Deeper Economic Decline
Nov 17, 2022Khalil Al-AnaniEgypt reached a new agreement with the IMF to borrow $3 billion over a 46-month period. The Egyptian economy has been struggling over the past couple of years …
- Policy AnalysisLebanonEnergy and Economics
Lebanon Struggles to Pick up the Pieces After the Beirut Port Explosion
Sep 9, 2022Yara M. AsiLebanon’s independence in 1943 formally ended a 23-year French mandate backed by the League of Nations, a period that saw the consolidation of the country’s cu…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEducation and Development
Women’s Education at Western Universities in Qatar and the UAE
Sep 9, 2022Alainna LiloiaAs more and more western universities set up branch campuses in Gulf Arab states, many women are finding themselves with greater opportunities than ever before…
- 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 AnalysisLebanonEnergy and Economics
The Need for an International Development Fund for Lebanon
Jan 6, 2022Nabeel A. KhouryThe International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), European Union (EU), France, and the United States are all trying to help Lebanon out of the economic a…
- External ReadingsPalestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy
Brief Report on the Population of Palestine at the End of 2021
Jan 3, 2022 Ola AwadFourteen Million Total Number of Palestinians in the WorldThe estimated number of Palestinians at the end of 2021 was about 14 million: 5.3 million in the Stat…