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Articles and Blogs Asia China Editors' Pick Featured Human Rights Middle East Opinion Sports

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

Stop Watching the Olympics and the World Cup!

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

Articles and Blogs Civil Society Editors' Pick Featured International Criminal Court International Law Justice Middle East Opinion Opinion Syria Truth and Justice

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

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

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

Articles and Blogs Editors' Pick Featured Kurds Middle East Military Opinion Opinion Syria Turkey Use of Force

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

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

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

Africa American Foreign Policy Articles and Blogs Editors' Pick Featured Human Rights Middle East Opinion Opinion Political Trump

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

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

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

Articles and Blogs Middle East Opinion Opinion United Nations

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

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

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

Israel Middle East Opinion Opinion Palestine Peace Plan

Sushant Naidu April 14, 2020October 4, 2021 2 Comments Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Plan, Trump

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

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

Iraq Kurds Middle East Opinion Opinion Refugees Securitization Security Syria Syrian Kurds Terrorism

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

Vulnerable Nations: A Case for the Kurds

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

Algeria Elections Middle East Opinion Opinion Political Protests Revolution

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

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

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

Editors' Pick Israel Middle East Opinion

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

Remembering the Experience of the Mizrahi: Forgetting History Complicates Peacemaking

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

ISIS Kurds Middle East Syrian Kurds Terrorism Trump

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

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

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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