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Turkish-Egyptian Reconciliation Efforts Echo a Shifting Regional Order
Mar 26, 2021Daniel BrumbergOver the past month, Turkey has taken steps to restore diplomatic relations with Egypt. That President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
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Jordan’s Monarchy Reclaims Regional Role under Biden
Mar 25, 2021Joe MacaronTo describe the last four years as challenging ones for US-Jordanian relations would be an understatement. President Donald Trump’s…
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Lebanon Faces a Civil War, a Prospect of Its Own Making
Mar 23, 2021Imad K. HarbThe socioeconomic and political crises gripping Lebanon today are unprecedented in the country’s 100-year history, one that has witnessed…
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Egypt’s Ties to Israel Deepen Despite Public Misgivings
Mar 19, 2021Gregory AftandilianThe Egyptian government has deepened its cooperation with Israel on strategic and economic matters in order to root out…
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Hard-liners Fight for Iran’s Presidency and Foreign Policy
Mar 17, 2021Daniel BrumbergFormer US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who during the Obama Administration played a pivotal role in negotiating the 2015…
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Iraq’s Complicated and Challenging Security Situation
Mar 16, 2021Abdulwahab Al-QassabMany of Iraq’s pro-Iran militias were encouraged with Joe Biden’s election as president of the United States and the…
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Israel’s 2021 Elections: Background, Scenarios, and Expectations
Mar 16, 2021Honaida GhanimOn March 23rd, Israel holds its fourth round of parliamentary elections in less than two years, amid what in…
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Challenges to Biden’s Human Rights Agenda in the Middle East
Mar 9, 2021Khalil Al-AnaniIn his speech at the US State Department on February 4, 2021, US President Joe Biden pledged to support…
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The Biden Administration and the Palestinians: Early Policy Indications
Mar 9, 2021Yousef MunayyerThe new administration in Washington, about half way through its first 100 days in office, is shaping its foreign…
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Cautious Optimism a Decade after Libya’s Revolution
Mar 5, 2021Imad K. HarbThe Arab Spring protests that started 10 years ago in Libya and the ensuing collapse of the Muammar Qadhafi…
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No Light at the End of Lebanon’s Long and Dark Tunnel
Mar 3, 2021Joe MacaronBy all accounts, Lebanon is a desperate case. The severe fiscal crises portend an extended economic depression ahead. The…
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Repercussions of the ODNI Khashoggi Report: An Assessment
On February 26, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its report on the assassination of…
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Climate Change in the Arab World: An Existential Threat in an Unstable Region
Mar 2, 2021Yara M. AsiIn the mid-2010s, several years into Syria’s brutal civil war, a theory emerged that perhaps the conflict was even…
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The US and Iran: From Brinkmanship to Negotiations?
Feb 25, 2021Daniel BrumbergIn his far-ranging February 21 interview with Iran’s Press TV, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated a bottom line:…
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The Biden Administration Contemplates a New Pivot to Asia
Feb 23, 2021Charles W. DunneIs the pivot to Asia for real this time?That is one of the key questions Washington policy analysts, pundits,…
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A Decade of War in Syria: Political Transition Is Still the Answer
Feb 22, 2021Radwan ZiadehThe middle of March marks the tenth anniversary of the civil war in Syria. It began in the south…
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Ten Years Later: Reflections on Egypt’s 2011 Uprising
Feb 19, 2021Khalil Al-AnaniKhalil al-Anani appraises the January 2011 Egyptian revolution that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. He writes…
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Palestinian Elections 2021: Reconciling Competing Motives
Feb 18, 2021Khalil E. JahshanOn January 15, 2021, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) issued a decreecalling for legislative, presidential, and…
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The Limits of US-French Coordination in the Middle East
Feb 17, 2021Joe MacaronJoe Macaron explores the current state of American-French relations regarding the Middle East at the start of the Biden…
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Is International Criminal Justice Coming for Israel?
Feb 17, 2021Jonathan KuttabOn February 5, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled, for purposes of its jurisdiction, that Palestine is a state.…
