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Resource Guides
A lot of difficult questions and topics linger on the subject of Islam and often times it isn’t easy to find resources capable of addressing these difficult topics fairly. Muslims ...
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What the Region Is Talking About
Israeli Government on the Rocks, as Mr. Netanyahu is Challenged on the Right
The Israeli government has recently come under pressure for its handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it faces a second wave of infections leading to mandatory restrictions. Prime Minister Benjamin ...
What the Region Is Talking About
Iraq’s PM Charts a New Path in a Troubled Region
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi traveled this week to Tehran to confer with Iranian officials. Mr. Al-Kadhimi’s first official trip abroad was meant to come on the heels of a ...
Journal
Iran after Khamenei: Prospects for Political Change
In 2018, after the suppression of the Green Movement following the disputed presidential election of 2009, Iran witnessed another wave of uprisings.
Russia in Syria: An Unequivocal Return to the Middle East?
This article argues that President Putin's securitization agenda stems from the second Chechen War and is far more pragmatic concerning Russian engagement in the Middle East than former Soviet policies.
Turkey and Syria: When "Soft Power" Turned Hard
The onset of the so-called Arab Spring in late 2010 took governments around the world by surprise, and Turkey's Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi, AKP) government was no exception.
Book Reviews
Saudi Arabia has a very clear interest in maintaining regional stability because like the United States, it has a lot to lose.
While the promise of this book’s title is not actually fulfilled by the content, the work nonetheless proffers a valuable and rare perspective on events as the kingdom’s founder, Ibn Saud, sought to sustain the regime he had established.
This well-written life-and-times narrative, penned by New York Times Middle East correspondent Ben Hubbard, makes the case that the 34-year-old Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), incarnates the overconfidence and sense of entitlement so often attributed to his Millennial generation.