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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
Can Iraq’s new Prime Minister Disentangle His Country from Iran’s Embrace?
Reports of the capture by the Iraqi forces of the alleged leader of ISIS have come at a very important time for new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi. Mr ...
What the Region Is Talking About
Israel’s Annexation Plans of West Bank May Become A Source of Instability
The objective of the Israeli government regarding the annexation of territory in the West Bank has never been in doubt. Emboldened by the US president’s tacit approval as outlined in ...
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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
It has been almost 20 years since the term “crony capitalism” began to be applied to Middle Eastern political economies and the initial qualitative research undertaken to describe the phenomenon. Cronyism predated neoliberal economic reforms in the Middle East associated with the wave of globaliz
This pithy study examines why the Turkish-PKK peace process between January 2013 and July 2015 failed.
Populism is a powerful force in contemporary politics around the world. Populist movements provide mass support for anti-democratic authoritarianism and rightist nationalism as well as for pro-democracy movements to overthrow dictators and authoritarian systems.