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The Day after Mosul’s Liberation
Jul 25, 2017Crafting a new social and political order after the defeat of ISIL in Mosul, and elsewhere in Iraq, is…
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Palestine Recentered
Jul 25, 2017Yousef MunayyerThe Jerusalem events show that the Palestine issue remains central to the region and that a serious, sustained, and…
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Hariri Comes to Washington in the Shadow of Hezbollah’s Wars
Jul 25, 2017The measure of success for Hariri’s visit to Washington is his ability to convince US officials that the status…
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The Arab Peace Initiative is Back on the Table; Netanyahu Is Not Budging
Jul 24, 2017The Arab Peace Initiative has not gone anywhere since it was launched in 2002. Developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict…
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Challenges Facing Algeria’s Future
Jul 21, 2017Imad K. HarbAlgeria is challenged by a lethargic political system headed by an ailing president, a poorly performing rentier economy, and…
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Turkey’s Hard Choices in Syria and Iraq
Jul 19, 2017Turkey finds itself in a strained position in post-Islamic State Syria and Iraq. It lacks leverage with Russia, the…
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Stupendous Hubris…and Its Damage
Jul 18, 2017Imad K. HarbRevelations in the Post article stand the entire GCC crisis on a new footing, now that tangible information has…
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Jordan and the US-Russia Deal in Southern Syria
Jul 12, 2017The recent ceasefire agreement for southern Syria and the Syrian regime’s military campaigns may be turning points in Jordan’s…
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Qatar-US Memorandum of Understanding: A Game Changer
Jul 11, 2017Imad K. HarbThe MOU is a game changer and provides a significant milestone on the road to a political solution that…
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Youth Unemployment Remains the Main Challenge in the Gulf States
Jul 11, 2017Persistently high youth unemployment remains the chief domestic challenge facing the Gulf states. Efforts to encourage the private sector…
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The Independence Referendum: A Pyrrhic Victory for Barzani
Jul 10, 2017The Kurdish decision to hold a referendum on independence from Iraq may bring happiness to the Kurds but will…
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Current Competing Dynamics in the GCC Region
Jul 10, 2017The competing strategic dynamics of Gulf and other actors complicate the current crisis and make its resolution contingent upon…
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When Friends Spy on Friends: A US Spy Tool Could Spell Trouble for the Middle East Under Trump
Jul 5, 2017FISA Section 702 is an often debated topic, but now there are serious concerns about how US spying will…
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A Case for Human Rights and Democracy in US Middle East Policy
Jul 5, 2017American advocacy of human rights has helped defend US security in the long term, stabilize US allies and the…
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Absent Rationality in the GCC Crisis
Jul 5, 2017Imad K. HarbDevelopments since last May have shown a careless disregard on the part of the Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates-Bahrain entente…
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The GCC in Turmoil: Repercussions of the Gulf Crisis on Iraq-GCC Relations
Jun 27, 2017Iraq and the GCC have a long history of cooperation as well as enmity. How has the relationship between…
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The Gaza Crisis and the Politics of the Light Switch
Jun 26, 2017The Gaza Strip is under unprecedented pressure. The situation on the ground has reached a climax over the past…
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The Yemen Conflict and Its Elusive Political Solution
Jun 26, 2017Gregory AftandilianOvershadowed by the conflict in Syria, Yemen continues to suffer from an internal civil war, a regional proxy war,…
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Legal Analysis of the Demands Presented to Qatar
Jun 26, 2017I. IntroductionOn June 23, 2017, Kuwait, acting as a mediator, presented Qatar with a thirteen-point list of demands on…
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Saudi, UAE Demands to End Qatar Crisis: Commands, Diktats, and Ultimatums
Jun 23, 2017Joe Macaron Radwan Ziadeh Yousef Munayyer Tamara Kharroub Abdulwahab Al-Qassab Marcus Montgomery Imad K. Harb Mustafa GurbuzThe Saudi-led coalition presented Qatar a list of 13 demands to end the crisis. Analysts at Arab Center Washington…
