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Stop Watching the Olympics and the World Cup!

March 24, 2022March 30, 2022 Shivani Shah 1 Comment Asia, China, Fifa, Human Rights, IOC, Middle East, Olympics, public diplomacy, Qatar, Sanctions, Sportswashing, USA, World Cup

By: Christopher Foran Long before the opening ceremonies of the recently closed 2022 Olympic games in China, concerns were raised regarding

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Syrian Transitional Justice – the Re-election of President al-Assad

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Sohaa Khan 0 Comments Democracy, Elections, Syria, Transitional Justice, UN

By Abigail Sommers On May 26, 2021, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected president for the fourth time resulting in

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Friend or Foe? Turkey’s Future with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

December 22, 2020 Nicole Kalczynski 0 Comments alliances, Article 2, Article 5, Erdogan, Kurds, legitimacy, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty, Russia, Syria, Turkey

By: Zachary Walsh Turkey’s Interventionism and Expanse of Influence Over the last two years, NATO’s grievances with Turkey have significantly

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Sudan at a Crossroads: A Decision For the People or By the People?

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Nicole Kalczynski 0 Comments africa, cooperation, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iran, Israel, Sudan, sudanese politics, transition, Trump, United States

By: Mohamed Elshekh Following the trend of Arab League countries normalizing relations with Israel, Sudan has joined Bahrain and the

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Lebanon’s History of Foreign Intervention and Post-War Sectarian Conflict

October 29, 2020 Nicole Kalczynski 0 Comments Conflict, humanitarian aid, international relations, Lebanon, Syria, UN, United Nations

By: Quinn Ginsberg From the Ottoman Millet to post-war Syrian occupation, foreign actors have shaped domestic dynamics within Lebanese society.

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Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan: Dead on Arrival

April 14, 2020October 4, 2021 Sushant Naidu 3 Comments Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Plan, Trump

Image Credit: Alex Brandon/AP Images By Quinn Ginsberg For critics of the President, the Trump Administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

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Vulnerable Nations: A Case for the Kurds

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments International Security, Iran, Iraq, Kurds, Middle East, Nation, opinion, Securitization, State, Syria

By Robert Bost Nations and states are often mentioned in the same breath, as if interchangeable. However, that is not

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The Road Ahead for Algeria’s New President: Beginning or End of Democratic Change?

January 6, 2020 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Algeria, Algerian Elections, Bouteflika, Chengriha, Gaid Saleh, Hirak, Issad Rebrab, Libya, Middle East, Protests, Revolution

Image Credit: Swaha Cartoons By Houssam Eddine Beggas Newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently took office in tumultuous times. His

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Remembering the Experience of the Mizrahi: Forgetting History Complicates Peacemaking

November 10, 2019November 13, 2019 Michael Dombrowski 1 Comment Ethnicity, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Mizrahi, Peacemaking, Pluralism

Image Credit: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life by Quinn Ginsberg The decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine

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The ISIS Hydra: The Implications of the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 Sushant Naidu 1 Comment Counter Terrorism, Donald Trump, ISIS, Kurds, Middle East, Syrian Kurds, terrorism

Image Credit: Getty Images By Michael Dombrowski On October 26, after releasing the news on Twitter, United States President Donald Trump

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