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- Washington Policy WeeklyIranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending February 2, 2018
Feb 2, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress comes out in support of Syrians; President Trump delivers his first SOTU; US Diplomats pan the Middle East and Special Representative Greenblatt pushe…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending October 27, 2017
Oct 27, 2017Marcus MontgomeryCongress moves to counter Iran and Hezbollah; administration officials visit the Middle East; Supreme Court dismisses second travel ban challenge.
- Policy AnalysisLevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
The Challenges of Turkey’s Operation in Syria’s Idlib
Oct 19, 2017Mustafa GurbuzTurkey is concerned about who controls neighboring Idlib Province in Syria but is equally interested in thwarting the Syrian Kurds’ plans for autonomy south of…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIraqMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending September 15, 2017
Sep 15, 2017Marcus MontgomeryThe House passes its FY 2018 spending bill and the Senate debates the National Defense Authorization Act; State Department officials travel abroad to talk Iran…
- Washington Policy WeeklyIranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending September 8, 2017
Sep 8, 2017Marcus MontgomeryThe Senate moves closer to deciding on a State Department budget; Kuwaiti delegation canvasses Washington; Nikki Haley takes aim at Iran deal; and Trump’s trav…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending July 14, 2017
Jul 14, 2017Marcus MontgomeryThe House eyes funding for the Departments of Defense and State; the Tunisian Prime Minister visits Washington; Qatar decries the humanitarian costs of the Gul…
- Policy AnalysisLevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Is Enforced Displacement the New Reality in Syria?
Apr 28, 2017Radwan ZiadehIt is feared that forced displacement of Syrians as a way of protecting vulnerable civilians may result in creating pure sectarian enclaves, making partition e…
- Policy AnalysisLevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Will Erdogan’s Victory Usher Dramatic Changes in Turkish Foreign Policy?
Apr 25, 2017Mustafa GurbuzSince becoming Turkey’s president in July 2014, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pursued a protracted campaign to win constitutional changes that would grant him more …
- Policy AnalysisLevantJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
The US at the UN and the Apartheid Report on Palestine
Mar 29, 2017Yousef MunayyerEarlier this month and for the first time in the history of the United Nations, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)—a UN institution—is…