The Tunisian Jihad: Between al-Qaeda and ISIS
The Tunisian Jihad: Between al-Qaeda and ISIS
Tunisia
Tunisia's Jihadi Problem and How to Deal with It
Tunisia's Jihadi Problem and How to Deal with It
Tunisian PM Visits the United States
Views from the Region
The Tunisian prime minister has just ended a series of high-level meetings in Washington. Coming amid domestic calls for cutting U.S. foreign aid to a number of countries, including Tunisia, there is little doubt as to what would have been on Mr. Youssef Chahed’s agenda.
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).
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.
The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East
Juan Cole
The title The New Arabs may not mean much to many in the West who are just as unfamiliar with the old Arabs, but whether in the Middle East or in the West, the topic of the millennial generation is trending.
Tunisian Women at a Crossroads: Cooptation or Autonomy?
Tunisian Women at a Crossroads: Cooptation or Autonomy?
Stuck in the Middle Eastern Sand: The United States, Asia, and Post-Cold War Threat Inflation
James A. Russell
In late 2011, the Obama administration with great fanfare announced its intention to “pivot” (subsequently characterized as a “rebalance”) to Asia as a foreign-policy and national-security priority.