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Israel’s Shifting Policies Toward the West Bank
Oct 25, 2024Mtanes ShihadehThis position paper examines the Israeli government’s policies and objectives vis-à-vis the West Bank since the beginning of Israel’s…
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The Failure of Political Sectarianism in Lebanon
Sep 4, 2024Imad K. HarbAs Lebanon finds itself on the precipice of a war with Israel, its political system suffers from complete stalemate…
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The War on Gaza and Israel’s Technology Sector
Aug 1, 2024Mtanes ShihadehThe decline in the status of the Israeli economy due to the war and the difficulties in attracting capital…
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The Gaza War Is a Chapter in the Displacement of the Palestinian People
Mar 26, 2024Mahmoud MuharebIsrael took advantage of October 7, 2023, to launch a war of extermination against the Palestinian people in the…
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Youth in Lebanon: Policy Narratives, Attitudes, and Forms of Mobilization
Jun 17, 2021Mona HarbIntroductionAs Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic and financial collapses in the world, one that was caused…
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Coronavirus Contemplations
May 16, 2020Azmi BisharaHaving realised in our housebound isolation that this year there will be no spring for us – telling ourselves…
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Actors, Structures and Qatari Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2020Marwan KabalanIn a research paper on Qatar’s foreign policy, Marwan Kabalan concludes that a small state’s geopolitical factors and relative…
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Regional States and Egypt’s Democratic Transition
Oct 25, 2018Imad K. HarbQatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates were the most influential external actors in Egypt’s transition to democracy…
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What does the “Jewish Nation” basic law mean?
Jul 24, 2018Azmi BisharaA first glance at the law suffices to reveal that — unlike the rest of Israeli basic laws (the…
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The Arab World at a Crossroads: Rebellion, Collapse, and Reform
Mar 8, 2018Dr. Shafeeq GhabraA return to stability in the Arab world requires awareness by the respective governments of popular grievances and needs…
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What Defines Terrorism? The Identity of the Victim or the Victimizer?
Dec 20, 2017Azmi BisharaNo great analytical effort is required to illustrate the widespread use of the terms “terrorism” and “counterterrorism” in today’s…
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The Four-Approach Dilemma of the Western Sahara Conflict
Apr 25, 2017Mohammed CherkaouiWhile awaiting the perennial renewal of the mandate for the UN monitoring force (MINURSO, or Mission for the Referendum…
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The Army and Political Power in the Arab Context: Theoretical Problems
Mar 31, 2017Azmi BisharaA significant question has arisen about how, over recent decades, military coups have stopped occurring in states considered to…
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The Gender Paradox of Arab Democracy
Jun 22, 2016Tamara KharroubOn 17 December 2010, 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor Tarek al-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was slapped across the face in front…
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Time for Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation in Syria
Apr 8, 2016Radwan ZiadehTransitional justice refers to a group of activities or investigations that focuses on communities with a legacy of human…
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Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp – A Pictorial Essay
Mar 25, 2016Priscilla PhilippiWhen the conflict in Syria broke out in March of 2011, there was no indication as to the duration…
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Beyond Trump: Celebrity Candidates, Mediatization of Politics, and US Middle East Policy
Oct 20, 2015Tamara KharroubThe political and media discussions of the presidential campaigns have given great attention to some of the most flamboyant…
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Five things you need to know about women in Islam: Implications for advancing women’s rights in the Middle East
Oct 4, 2015Tamara KharroubThe issue of women’s rights in Islam has been a contentious area of discussions and intense debates both in…
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Cyberactivism in the Middle East: Six potentials and six limitations of new media technologies in democratization
Sep 30, 2015Tamara KharroubThe question that has been the center of discussion both in the Arab world and in the West is…
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Understanding Violent Extremism: The Social Psychology of Identity and Group Dynamics
Sep 25, 2015Tamara KharroubThe issue of violent extremism has been the center of media and policy attention in the United States especially…
