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Hill Forum

The Future of Israel and Palestine

, April 25, 2013

OMAR KADER, Chairman & CEO, Paltech; Chairman, Middle East Policy Council Well, welcome to the Middle East Policy Council briefing. ...

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Commentary

Boycotting Egyptian Elections a Non-Starter, Say Observers

Middle East In Focus, February 28, 2013

The situation in Egypt continues to remain unstable, as opposition figures call for a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary ...

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Journal Essay

Syria Contextualized: The Numbers Game

Musa al-Gharbi, Spring 2012

The popular discourse on the Syrian conflict has largely taken for granted that Bashar al-Assad and his regime are unpopular ...

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Journal Essay

Transition in the Middle East: New Arab Realities and Iran

Mahmood Sariolghalam, Spring 2012

The unpredictable momentum for change that unraveled in the Middle East in January 2011 in hindsight rested on two objectives: ...

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Commentary

Chas Freeman on U.S. Grand Strategy in the Middle East

Middle East Policy Council, February 11, 2013

In this clip from our recent conference, U.S. Grand Strategy in the Middle East, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (Former ...

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Commentary

Elections in Israel and Jordan Maintain Status Quo

Middle East In Focus, January 24, 2013

This week’s election in Israel has once again failed to yield a clear mandate. While the current right-wing Prime ...

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