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The Colonial Legacy in the Arab World: Health, Education, and Politics
Nov 9, 2022Yara M. AsiIn recent years, movements toward “decolonization” have taken hold throughout multiple disciplines, including cultural studies, health, economics, and educatio…
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Challenges and Prospects Facing the New Government in Iraq
Nov 8, 2022Rend Al-RahimTwelve months of high drama in Iraqi politics finally ended on October 27, with the investiture of a new…
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US-Gulf Relations After OPEC+ Production Cuts
Nov 2, 2022Jim KraneAmerican presidents have long relied on Saudi Arabia and its leadership of OPEC to ease price pressure on oil…
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Congress Versus Biden on Foreign Assistance to Egypt
Nov 1, 2022Charles W. DunneThe Egypt Human Rights Caucus would like a word with President Joe Biden. The group, which was formed in…
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Lebanon Will Not Benefit from Its Maritime Agreement with Israel
Oct 31, 2022Imad K. HarbAfter ten years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Lebanon and Israel have finally reached what leaders in both countries consider…
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COP27 and the MENA Region: Can Climate Change Pledges Result in Action?
Oct 27, 2022Achref ChibaniIn November of this year, Egypt will host the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). While this is…
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Sudan: A Flicker of Hope Amid Mounting Problems
Oct 27, 2022Gregory AftandilianSince the October 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan’s political transition to a much hoped-for democracy, Sudan has been…
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US Midterm Elections and Middle East Policy: Divided Government, Divergent Priorities
Oct 25, 2022Marcus MontgomeryThere remain only two weeks until the 2022 US midterm elections. Candidate lists in most races are set and…
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Tensions Among Iran’s Nervous Ruling Elites
Oct 24, 2022Daniel BrumbergOne of the keys to understanding the Islamic Republic of Iran is that despite the regime’s still formidable grip…
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The Violent Nature of Israeli Occupation
Oct 21, 2022Khalil E. JahshanForeign military occupation is, by definition, a form of international armed conflict resulting from the belligerent acquisition of territory…
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Israel’s Administrative Detention Serves Its Practice of Apartheid
Oct 21, 2022Ben WhiteIsrael’s policy of administrative detention, which is to say of military detention without charge or trial, rarely attracts mainstream…
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The Flaws and Failures of International Humanitarian Aid to Yemen
Oct 20, 2022Afrah NasserIn a July 2022 report on the UN’s humanitarian response to the crisis in Yemen, the UN Inter-Agency Humanitarian…
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Egypt-Turkey Relations: Challenges and Future Prospects
Oct 18, 2022Khalil Al-AnaniOver the past two years, several positive signs have emerged in the Egyptian-Turkish relationship that might result in the…
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Parliamentary Elections Are Unlikely to Alter Kuwait’s Political Landscape
Oct 18, 2022Kristian Coates UlrichsenVoters in Kuwait went to the polls on September 29 to elect a new National Assembly in what was…
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Iran-Israel Drone Competition and the Changing Nature of Warfare in the Middle East
Oct 13, 2022Bishara A. BahbahUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have been widely used in recent armed conflicts, particularly in the…
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Israeli Elections: A Fifth Attempt at Forming a Stable Government
Oct 6, 2022Yousef MunayyerOnce again, and for the fifth time in four years, Israel is on the brink of an election, and…
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Iran’s Ongoing Protests: Potential Scenarios During a Dangerous Time
Sep 30, 2022Daniel BrumbergTo adapt the famous opening line of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, it may be said that while all states are paradoxical, every…
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Climate Change and Migration in the Middle East and North Africa
Sep 29, 2022Heba GowayedA common refrain among activists advocating for a better, more globally-focused climate policy is that climate change is a…
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Turkey’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Iraq
Sep 28, 2022Mustafa GurbuzHead of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan’s recent visit to Baghdad was an attempt to heal wounds that…
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Iran’s Cautious Stance on Iraq’s Current Political Crisis
Sep 27, 2022Zeidon AlkinaniIraqi politicians have repeatedly failed to form a government in the eleven months that have passed since the country’s…
