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The Evolving Relationship Between Religion and Politics in Saudi Arabia
Apr 20, 2022Jon HoffmanSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MbS) rise to power has resulted in what are arguably some of…
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Iraq Awaits the End of Its Political Deadlock
Apr 18, 2022Rend Al-RahimIn Iraq’s parliamentary elections last October, the Sadrist Movement led by the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the…
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A Ceasefire and a Presidential Council, but Uncertainties Abound in Yemen
Apr 18, 2022Imad K. HarbAnother chapter in Yemen’s domestic developments and regional entanglements seems to have begun, but with no assurances that it…
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Royal Rifts and Other Challenges in Jordan
Apr 14, 2022Curtis RyanJordan’s former crown prince, Hamza bin Al Hussein, posted a rare message on social media in early April 2022,…
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The Bennett Coalition Crisis in Israel
Apr 14, 2022Khalil E. JahshanThe abrupt resignation on April 6 of Idit Silman, a key member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Yamina Party…
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Hezbollah Mirrors a Weak State and a Turbulent Region
Apr 13, 2022Nabeel A. KhouryIn the eyes of an observant analyst, “While it is customary to characterize Hezbollah as a ‘state within a…
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Kais Saied Continues His Assault on the Tunisian State
Apr 8, 2022Daniel BrumbergIt is difficult to say whether Tunisian President Kais Saied’s March 30 announcement that he is dissolving the country’s…
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A Month of Fasting…and Bracing in Jerusalem
Apr 7, 2022Yousef MunayyerRamadan, the Islamic holy month, is a cherished time for hundreds of millions across the globe, featuring fasting, reflection,…
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Russia’s War on Ukraine: Egypt’s Limited Room for Maneuver
Apr 6, 2022Khalil Al-AnaniThe Russian war on Ukraine will have significant impacts on countries in the Middle East, ranging from strategic realignments…
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The Syrian Connection in the Turkish-Russian Tango
Apr 4, 2022Mustafa GurbuzLeveraging its close relations with both sides of the Ukraine conflict, Turkey has seized the opportunity to highlight its…
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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law
Apr 1, 2022Jonathan KuttabSince its launching on February 24, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has truly put different aspects of international…
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The Water’s Edge: Ukraine, the United States, and the Middle East
Mar 30, 2022Charles W. Dunne“Politics must stop at the water’s edge,” Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg famously asserted in1947, as he helped Democratic President…
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Israel-Iran Shadow War in Syria intensifies Amid International Developments
Mar 23, 2022Gregory AftandilianThe ongoing military conflict between Israel and Iran (along with Iran-backed Shia forces like Hezbollah) in Syria show no…
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Current Iraq-Gulf Relations: Economics over Politics?
Mar 23, 2022Zeidon AlkinaniThe Gulf Arab states practiced an almost unified approach to post–2003 Iraq, which was generally derived from their established…
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The GCC and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Mar 22, 2022Kristian Coates UlrichsenThe six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine according to their…
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Increasing Awareness of Mental Health Needs in Arab Populations
Mar 18, 2022Yara M. AsiTwo years after the initial lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, biomedical advancements like vaccinations and pharmaceutical treatments began to…
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Libya: A Return to Uncertainty
Mar 16, 2022Imad K. HarbIt appears that all bets are off in Libya. Elections that were scheduled for last December were postponed as…
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Iran and Israel Deal with the Rampaging Russian Bear
Mar 16, 2022Daniel BrumbergRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has produced some unusual bedfellows, the strangest of whom are Iran and Israel. Perhaps the…
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The Ukraine War: The Arab World is Not Immune
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a geopolitical event that will have serious global repercussions that go beyond the…
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Yemen: The Failure of International Diplomacy
Mar 3, 2022Nabeel A. KhouryThe latest escalation in Yemen, particularly the cross-border rocket fire by the Ansar Allah militia (the Houthis) and the…
