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The United States Must Protect its Syrian Civilian Allies Before it’s Too Late
As of now, it appears that the American public is not yet aware of the full consequences of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. While most American media outlets are focusing on the military side of the problem, and as the European Union is panicking over the possibility of
Oct 17, 2019
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Nidal Betare
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Response to “Al-Hawl Camp: A Potential Incubator of the Next Generation of Extremism”
Himbervan Kose, in his article “ Al-Hawl Camp: A Potential Incubator of the Next Generation of Extremism” provides an apt description of the problem of radicalization at the al-Hawl camp of ISIS fighters and their families in Northeastern Syria along with several debatable pointers on how to address the issue
Oct 10, 2019
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Extrajudicial Killing of Ahwazis in Iran Continues Despite UN Condemnation
On July 18, 2019 Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported that “Arab Ahwazis have continued to be subjected to violations of their rights…. [as] Iranian authorities have reportedly applied broad national security laws to target human
Sep 13, 2019
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Rahim Hamid
Aaron Meyer
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AQAP in South Yemen: Past and Present
Coverage of al-Qaeda in Yemen has always disproportionately focused on the threat that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) poses to the West, while ignoring the plight of the local population in areas under its control. However, southern Yemen’s complicated history led to the development and strengthening of AQAP, and
Aug 30, 2019
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Summer Ahmed
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Yezidi Minorities Continue to Suffer after the Defeat of the Caliphate
The reign of terror that ISIS conducted in their self-proclaimed caliphate shocked the world’s conscious to the point that sworn enemies marshaled their resources to defeat the threat. Yet as Kelley E. Currie, senior State Department appointee and representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, stated at a
Jul 22, 2019
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Diliman Abdulkader
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Lebanese are Tired of Hosting Syrian Refugees
A delegation of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) just returned from a trip to Lebanon, where it met with over a hundred representatives of government, business, civil society, and academia while also visiting a Syrian refugee settlement in the Bekaa Valley. During the trip, I and other members
Jul 16, 2019
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Edward Gabriel
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How Iran’s New Education Proposal Silences and Criminalizes Non-Persian Languages
For many decades, successive Iranian regimes have perpetrated injustices against non-Persian peoples who make up approximately half of the country’s population. Indeed, the Islamic Republic chose to follow in the footsteps of the Shah in terms of promoting Persian ethnic supremacism. Since its inception, the regime has enacted a number
Jul 8, 2019
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Rahim Hamid
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Exploring Russia’s Humanitarian Intervention in Syria
From September 2015, Russia’s military intervention into the Syrian civil war succeeded in turning the conflict’s momentum from the opposition back to the Syrian government. However, in the past few years Russia has simultaneously undertaken a quieter intervention in the Syrian conflict through humanitarian institutions. While there has been a
Jun 25, 2019
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Marika Sosnowski
Paul Hastings
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With the Internet Blackout in Sudan, Knowledge Is Power
The current blackout fits the regime's wider pattern of attempting to guarantee its survival by restricting access to information.
Jun 25, 2019
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Yousra Khalil
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Congress Can Still Help Shape the Endgame in Syria
Advisers advised, Congress criticized, and ground partners pleaded with President Donald Trump when he decided to rapidly withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops stationed in Syria. This policy ticked off a box, fulfilling yet another campaign promise to “get out of Syria” and bring U.S. service members home, even if
Apr 25, 2019
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Erica Hanichak
Jameson Cunningham
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Tackling the Challenges of Child Marriage Among Syrian Refugees
During a trip to the Kawergosk Syrian refugee camp in the Erbil governorate of the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI) to interview refugees on their employability skills, I came across a list of over a dozen registered, underaged divorcees. In some of these cases, adolescents as young as sixteen had
Mar 28, 2019
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Aram Mahmood
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Iran’s Ethnic Minorities Are Finding Their Own Voices—America Can Help
A little-publicized fact about Iran is its ethnic diversity: though Turks and Persians are the largest ethnic groups within Iran, Iran’s eight major non-Persian ethnicities represent approximately half of the country’s total population. Each of these minority groups—Ahwazis, Kurds, Turks, Balochis, Turkmen, Qashqais, Caspeans, and the Lor tribes—collectively account for
Mar 22, 2019
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Rahim Hamid
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Applying the Lessons of the Arab Spring to Today’s Protest Movements: A Call for Political Reform
Unlike the protests that took place in Morocco, Jordan, and in southern Iraq in the last year, which were driven primarily by specific policy concerns and have subsequently subsided, both Sudan and Algeria are currently witnessing remarkably widespread protests motivated by uncompromising political demands for regime change. Both last year’s
Mar 13, 2019
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Amr Salah
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After Withdrawal, Soft Power and a Safe-Zone Can Still Help U.S. Interests in Syria
On December 19, 2018, the Trump administration surprised the international community by announcing the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria. While the Pentagon has begun crafting a strategy for withdrawal, the timeline for the departure is uncertain and could stretch over several months. With the process already in motion, Syrian
Feb 19, 2019
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John Saleh
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The Amazigh Cultural Renaissance
Indigenous to North Africa, the Amazigh people, sometimes known as Berbers, have spent decades fighting for cultural recognition in the predominantly-Arab region. For years, Amazigh activists have been engaged in a battle against oppressive policies while also trying to promote measures that would help preserve Amazigh identity. Central to past
Jan 18, 2019
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Mohamed Chtatou
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The Potential Outcomes of the Sudanese Uprising
Despite limited media coverage of the uprising in Sudan and the Omar al-Bashir regime’s subsequent efforts at repression, the popularity of these uprisings is increasing day by day, spreading across many of the largest cities in the country. The dominating chant of "The people want to overthrow the regime"—echoing earlier
Jan 9, 2019
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Maged Atef
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How Russia Challenges the United States’ Investment in Egypt
To outside observers, it sometimes appears that decision makers in Washington take the close relationship between Egypt and the United States for granted. On the one hand, this makes sense: The United States has invested a great deal of money and political capital in its relationship with Cairo. Egypt is
Dec 11, 2018
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Mohamed Maher
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New Saudi Poll: Corruption a Major Concern, Divisions on Reforms and U.S. Ties
In the wake of the Khashoggi scandal, a rare new public opinion poll in Saudi Arabia shows wide popular concern about corruption and a number of other internal problems. At the same time, the survey data demonstrates only minority support for the official initiative of Islamic reform. Ironically, then, this
Dec 11, 2018
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David Pollock
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How Is the Saudi Public Likely Responding to the Crisis over Khashoggi’s Disappearance? The Popularity of Riyadh’s “Reformist Repression”
The mysterious and deeply troubling disappearance of noted Saudi political commentator Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has refocused attention on the paradox of Saudi “reformist repression.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s arrival in Saudi Arabia highlights the seriousness of this episode, and if Saudi agents were indeed
Oct 16, 2018
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David Pollock
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Assad’s Law 10: Reshaping Syria’s Demographics
Now that the conflict in Syria is entering its final stages, out of the many Syrians who have fled the country over the past seven years some have begun to make their way back on the apparent invitation of the Assad government, mostly from Syria’s neighbor Lebanon. Nevertheless, since it
Sep 14, 2018
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Ibrahim Abu Ahmad
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