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With the Assad Regime Undaunted by Sanctions, Biden Should Consider Broader Regional Pressure
On July 29, Wassim al-Qattan—a Syrian businessman who owns several Damascus-based companies and who received construction contracts to develop Syrian regime-owned malls and hotels around the city celebrated on Facebook what he called his latest “National Medal.” “How profound we feel today as we receive the third package of medals
Nov 30, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen
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How a Haditha-Haifa Pipeline Would Benefit Iraq
In the midst of ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which partially stems from competition for energy sources, the role of energy transportation lines like pipelines in regional geopolitics can be a double-edged sword. While often a source of conflict and disagreement, the role of pipelines in the region appears
Nov 24, 2020
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Mahdi Al-Bannai
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Israel at a Crossroad: What Is the Desired Policy Towards Renewed Negotiations with Iran?
A new Biden administration in the United States could mean a return to negotiations between Iran and the international community over its continued nuclear development. In the case of such negotiations, Israel will have to choose whether it wants to handle these negotiations like it handled negotiations for the JCPOA
Nov 24, 2020
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Danny Citrinowicz
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Israel Faces a Biden Administration: Expected Disputes, Needed Adjustments
The election of Joe Biden as president of the United States requires Israel to reexamine its policies and modes of engagement with his new administration. No one denies that, throughout his years as a politician and vice president, the president-elect has displayed empathy and commitment towards Israel, its security needs
Nov 16, 2020
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Eldad Shavit
Yoel Guzansky
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Biden’s Middle East Policy in his Own Words: Understanding the New Administration’s Priorities
The best means of understanding Biden’s likely Middle East policy is by analyzing his own writing on the question, which suggests that expectations for a major shift in regional policies may remain unmet.
Nov 13, 2020
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Munqith Dagher
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Syrians Are Increasingly Recognizing Turkey’s Disrupting Role in Syria
Two weeks ago, Turkish authorities released the Syrian brigadier general Ahmed Rahal—who had originally defected from the Syrian regime—after months of detention that observers claim is due to his strong and public critique of the Syrian National Army and the policies of Turkish-backed forces in the liberated areas. Rahal’s detention
Nov 13, 2020
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Ishtar Al Shami
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Egypt’s October War Should no Longer Be the State’s Legacy
In a speech last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi argued for Muslims worldwide to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad by being polite like the Prophet and taking the example of his good ethics toward “all the others.” This appeared to be an implicit message on Muslim-Jewish relations during
Nov 10, 2020
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Haisam Hassanein
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The Price of Corruption in Iraq: Kadhimi Faces the Challenge of Systemic Reform
On August 27, the government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi formed a committee to investigate major cases of corruption in Iraq, acknowledging the ongoing frustration among Iraqis with the rampant corruption that has plagued the country.
Nov 10, 2020
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Azhar Al-Rubaie
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Coercing Compliance: The Houthis and the Tribes of Northern Yemen
Understanding the relationship between the Houthis and Yemen’s northern tribes helps clarify the limited nature of the relationship, while demonstrating the lasting harm Houthis have made to traditional tribal structures.
Nov 6, 2020
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Adel Dashela
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Low Oil Prices Mean Greater U.S. Involvement Is Needed in the Gulf
During the first half of 2020, global markets saw a significant decline in crude oil prices as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Though the price of crude oil has since stabilized at a little less than $40 a barrel, crude oil remains at just 40 percent of what it
Nov 5, 2020
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Ahmed Mansouri
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How Mangled Dam Diplomacy Is Shaping Iraq’s Water Crisis
Failed international cooperation and an increase in dam construction is threatening Iraq's security.
Nov 4, 2020
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Austin Corona
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Sudanese-Israeli Normalization with a Popular Flavor
Sudan’s inclusion on the terrorism list has ended after President Trump signed an order to remove Sudan from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism on October 23, 2020. That decision followed Sudan’s formal agreement to take steps towards normalization with Israel in the wake of four-way talks
Nov 4, 2020
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Areej Elhag
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Iran’s Domestic Woes in Light of U.S. Pressure
Though the recent normalization deal between Israel and several Arab states certainly poses a new challenge to Iran, it is the unique combination of the past year’s events that is pushing the Islamic Republic towards an existential crisis.
Oct 30, 2020
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Firas Elias
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The White Paper: When Structural Adjustment Comes to Iraq
The Iraqi government has recently released a white paper detailing economic and financial reforms meant to lift the country out of its current economic straits. The White Paper for Economic Reforms—written by the Crisis Cell for Financial and Fiscal Reforms, established in May to manage the country’s fiscal reforms—largely proposes
Oct 30, 2020
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Sardar Aziz
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In Search of a Semi-Autonomous Region in Northeastern Syria
Before the coronavirus pandemic, I had travelled to northeastern Syria twice in twelve months. On my most recent trip in Manbij, I found myself walking wide-eyed into a hardware store like any I would have frequented at home in the United States. Various electrical conduits and fittings for outlet boxes
Oct 29, 2020
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Kenneth R. Rosen
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Ten Years Since the “Arab Spring”: Despair Has Not Become More Comfortable
Recent polling of Arab youth demonstrates the frustration that young Arabs continue to feel with their governments and at the lack of opportunities available to them, a decade after the Arab spring.
Oct 27, 2020
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Michael Milshtein
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To Realize its Interests, Lebanon Must Navigate Away from Confrontation with Israel
On announcing the recent framework for Lebanese negotiations with Israel, mediated by the United States under the auspices of the UN, the Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri used language that marked a sharp departure from decades of vitriolic discourse aimed at the “Zionist Entity.” Berri repeatedly spoke of the
Oct 23, 2020
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Iraqi Early Elections May Not Be a Game Changer
While Iraqi elites seem to see the announcement of early elections as a major development, polling reveals that Iraqi public opinion is less optimistic about the moves ability to promise major change.
Oct 22, 2020
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Munqith Dagher
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Egypt's Parliamentary Election at Stake
Egypt’s upcoming elections are shining the spotlight on the parliament’s deteriorating performance and credibility.
Oct 22, 2020
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
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Iran’s Fear of the Popular Figure: The Execution of Navid Afkari
Navid Afkari, a 27 year-old Iranian wrestling champion who won numerous medals, had rarely lost a fight in his life. There was, however, one struggle he could not win. Following torture and a forced confession, Navid was executed earlier this month following a verdict by the Iranian Supreme Court. Navid
Oct 21, 2020
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