June 17, 2021
Youth in Lebanon: Policy Narratives, Attitudes, and Forms of Mobilization
In this research paper, Mona Harb analyzes the political, social, and economic conditions of Lebanon’s youth and the challenges constraining their organizations from introducing much-needed change within the prevailing sectarian system. She concludes that these...
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Is Lebanon Becoming Another “Republic of the NGOs”?
Mona Fawaz and Mona Harb explain the role of NGOs, activists, and professional syndicates in addressing the aftermath of the August 4 explosion at the Port of Beirut and call for efforts to rebuild Lebanese...
Learn more »June 29, 2020
Black lives Matter: on Racism and Political Correctness
In this paper, Azmi Bishara analyzes the present moment of anti-racist protests in the United States and puts it in a historical ethnographic context that has been used to perpetuate discrimination and violence against black...
Learn more »May 16, 2020
Coronavirus Contemplations
Having realised in our housebound isolation that this year there will be no spring for us – telling ourselves that this is at least better than losing whatever remains of our sunset years, that to...
Learn more »February 10, 2020
Actors, Structures and Qatari Foreign Policy
In a research paper on Qatar’s foreign policy, Marwan Kabalan concludes that a small state’s geopolitical factors and relative capabilities remain central in assuring its capacity to play a key international role.
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Regional States and Egypt’s Democratic Transition
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates were the most influential external actors in Egypt’s transition to democracy and its reversal after the 2011 uprising.
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What does the “Jewish Nation” basic law mean?
A first glance at the law suffices to reveal that — unlike the rest of Israeli basic laws (the constitutional laws) — it does not include the expression “Israel as a Jewish and democratic state”.
Learn more »March 08, 2018
The Arab World at a Crossroads: Rebellion, Collapse, and Reform
A return to stability in the Arab world requires awareness by the respective governments of popular grievances and needs a plan for implementing corrective policy changes at all levels. No amount of force will result...
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