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Action and Reaction: Royal Rhetoric Responds to the PJD
The PJD and the monarchy will continue competing for stewardship of the reform process—and for the right to define what it means to be an Islamist party post-Arab Spring.
May 25, 2018
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  • Sarah Feuer
Brief Analysis
Libya's Election Dilemma
Instead of focusing on national-level polls, UNSMIL can work to facilitate municipal elections, development projects, and a dialogue among the country's militias.
May 21, 2018
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Targets Tunisia Ahead of Elections
The group has been conducting propaganda campaigns and violence against democratic processes throughout the region, so it may try to back up its latest warnings with attacks in Tunisia’s vulnerable interior.
Apr 30, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Supporting Tunisia’s Moves Toward Local Governance
While successful local elections would mark a milestone in Tunisia’s democratic transition, the vote’s tangible impact will largely depend on the powers of local authorities, which have yet to be defined.
Apr 27, 2018
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  • Sarah Feuer
An Egyptian guard inspects bomb damage near the Gaza border in Sinai
Brief Analysis
Israel's Sinai Dilemma
Helping Egypt defeat jihadists is crucial, but it should be seen as a step toward ensuring the broader national security concerns that led Israel to call for a Sinai buffer zone in the first place.
Apr 23, 2018
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  • Sami Turjeman
Brief Analysis
Libya After Haftar
Given the potentially imminent demise of a key powerbroker, Washington will need to refocus on transition issues in Libya and help the UN implement its action plan.
Apr 18, 2018
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
Escalating Tensions in Western Sahara
As the Security Council prepares to vote on extending the peacekeeping mission, a mounting war of words between the conflict's three parties warrants a careful U.S. response.
Apr 11, 2018
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  • Sarah Feuer
Brief Analysis
Sisi's Reelection and Egypt's Next Political Establishment
The president now has all the time he needs to continue restocking the political system with handpicked youths while snuffing out the opposition for good.
Apr 2, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Video
Brief Analysis
Promoting Political Pluralism in the Middle East
Civil society figures and experts discuss how reform efforts have fared in Morocco, Tunisia, and Iraq, focusing on socioeconomic metrics that are still lagging behind political progress.
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Aboubakr Jamai
  • Lobna Jeribi
  • Oussama Sghaier
  • Bilal Wahab
Articles & Testimony
How True Is 'The Crown' on The Suez Cover-Up?
In the hit show, Queen Elizabeth II puts the British prime minister in check for his secret plan to attack Egypt, but in real life he was checkmated by David Ben-Gurion.
Mar 1, 2018
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  • Martin Kramer
Egyptian and Israeli flags along the Sinai border
Articles & Testimony
Easing the Minds of Egyptian Generals Is Key to Continued Cooperation with Israel
By keeping bilateral military operations a secret, the two governments risk perpetuating fundamental misconceptions among Egypt's military ranks.
Feb 24, 2018
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  • Haisam Hassanein
Video
Brief Analysis
Foreign Fighters in Libya: Consequences for Africa and Europe
As the fight against the Islamic State shifts from retaking territory to preventing regrowth, a jihadism scholar and the former deputy head of AFRICOM discuss what Washington should learn from the group's activities in Libya.
Feb 21, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Michael T. Franken
Articles & Testimony
Next Stage in the Battle Against the Islamic State
Focused targeting of jihadist funds, the use of biometric data, and continued cooperation among UN member states all constitute promising answers to threats posed by the group.
Feb 8, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
New Palestinian and Egyptian Designations Highlight Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood
The State Department is upping the pressure on Tehran and the Brotherhood's violent progeny in Gaza and Egypt.
Jan 31, 2018
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  • Matthew Levitt
Brief Analysis
Civil Society on Trial in Egypt: Revisiting the NGO Workers Case
Exoneration of the convicted U.S. citizens, while a show of goodwill, would still not bridge the larger gap in U.S.-Egypt ties.
Jan 30, 2018
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  • Harris Setzer
Maps & Graphics
In-Depth Reports
The Others: Foreign Fighters in Libya
This new study offers a deeper understanding of the foreign-fighter phenomenon, its evolution, and its potential trajectories.
Jan 16, 2018
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Brief Analysis
Assessing the Protests in Tunisia
The latest demonstrations will test the government of Prime Minister Chahed and the broader democratic experiment under way in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Jan 12, 2018
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  • Sarah Feuer
Articles & Testimony
Benghazi Trial Turns 'Shameful Episode' Into Honorable Case
Despite its less than definitive verdict, the trial of Ahmed Abu Khattala showed that federal prosecutors, the intelligence community, and the FBI have pursued the case with apolitical professionalism.
Dec 19, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
Brief Analysis
Slavery in Libya: The Migration Crisis Reaches New Heights
The international outcry over a videotaped slave auction underscores the urgency of addressing the country's broken political system.
Dec 4, 2017
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  • Ben Fishman
In-Depth Reports
Beyond Islamists and Autocrats:
Prospects for Political Reform Post Arab Spring
The compiled series provides a timely country-by-country guidebook for engaging non-Islamist, pluralistically inclined actors in North Africa, the Gulf, and the Levant.
Nov 27, 2017
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  • David Schenker
  • Sarah Feuer
  • Vish Sakthivel
  • John P. Entelis
  • Simon Henderson
  • Nathaniel Rabkin
  • Nadia al-Sakkaf
  • Eric Trager
  • Hala Aldosari
  • Lori Plotkin Boghardt
  • Ghaith al-Omari
  • James Bowker
  • Andrew J. Tabler
  • David Pollock
  • Hassan Mneimneh

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