Chinese and Russian Influence in the Middle East
Chinese and Russian Influence in the Middle East
Arab Spring
Revolution without Revolutionaries: Making Sense of the Arab Spring
Asef Bayat
Revolution without Revolutionaries challenges the conventional concept of revolution as a collective and conscious action aimed at overthrowing a political system in a short period of time.
Rationalizing Public Repression: Mubarak's Self-Toppling Regime
Rationalizing Public Repression: Mubarak's Self-Toppling Regime
Mideast Geopolitics: The Struggle for a New Order
Mideast Geopolitics: The Struggle for a New Order
Well-Being Before the Arab Spring: Objective vs. Subjective Measurements
Well-Being Before the Arab Spring: Objective vs. Subjective Measurements
The New Arab Wars
Marc Lynch
In his 2016 book The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East, George Washington University political-science professor Marc Lynch notes, "This book has been painful to write" (p. 255).
U.S. Commitments in the Middle East
The Middle East Policy Council's 87th Capitol Hill Conference has concluded. The full video and unedited transcript are available below. A policy brief derived from this event can be read here. The panel, held January 11, 2017, offered diverse perspectives on U.S. commitments and engagements in the Middle East for the new administration.
Jihadism in the Arab World after 2011: Explaining Its Expansion
Jihadism in the Arab World after 2011: Explaining Its Expansion
The Fires of Spring
Shelly Culbertson
During Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai famously declined to answer a question about the historical impact of the French Revolution, protesting that it was still too early to draw firm conclusions.
Egypt's Future
Egypt's Future