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Could Morocco Help Negotiate between Israel and Hamas?
After the signing of the Abraham Accords, Morocco stands uniquely positioned to help with any negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
Jul 26, 2021
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Mohamed Chtatou
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A Future and a Role for Algerian Youth after the Hirak Movement
While plagued by difficulties and divisions, the hope created by the Hirak movement is still alive, and Algerians should work to cultivate it.
Jul 19, 2021
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Ahmed Marwane
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Gaza, Qatar, and the UAE: The Abraham Accords After Operation Guardian of the Walls
The Abraham Accords seem to have neither obfuscated not strengthened the Palestinian cause.
Jun 16, 2021
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Yoel Guzansky
Yohanan Tzoreff
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The Inevitable Rearmament of Hamas
Hamas is using the rubble and unexploded ordnance from Israeli strikes to re-arm, and new, bold ideas are needed to prevent the continuation of recurring cycles of violence and rearmament.
Jun 14, 2021
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
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Don’t Let Iran’s Regime Win the Battle for Hearts and Minds in Gaza
The United States should address Iranian soft-power expansion in Gaza when approaching Israeli-Palestinian issues.
Jun 1, 2021
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Kasra Aarabi
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Challenges to Secular Reforms in the KRI’s Biggest Islamist Party
Iraqi Kurdistan's Komal party faces a difficult dilemma as it seeks a more reformist direction.
Apr 23, 2021
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Mehmet Alaca
Bekir Aydoğan
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Turkish-Egyptian Relations after Erdoğan’s Sacrifice of the Muslim Brotherhood
Turkey is making overtures for rapprochement with Egypt. How will Sisi respond?
Mar 25, 2021
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Maged Atef
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The Pope’s Visit to Najaf: Reflecting on Iraq’s Legacy of Religious Divisions
Given our perpetual crises, we Iraqis rarely look back. But unless Iraqis collectively understand the past and decide how to avoid repeating its mistakes, we are bound to pay these crimes forward as we have in the past.
Mar 5, 2021
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Bilal Wahab
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Will Qatar’s Relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood Change after Gulf Reconciliation?
Qatar must adequately manage its ties to the Brotherhood if it wants to ensure sustainable Gulf ties.
Feb 3, 2021
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Omran Salman
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Riyadh Mends Fences with Doha as it Braces for the Biden Administration
Qatar could serve as a valuable intermediary between Saudi Arabia and a Democratic White House.
Feb 1, 2021
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Suleiman Nimr
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Collective Memory of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution: Surveying Egyptians a Decade After
A recent poll gauges Egyptians' lasting impressions of their chapter in the Arab Spring.
Jan 25, 2021
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Hazem Albassam
Coline Ferrant
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End of the Qatar Embargo: An Opportunity, not Threat, for Turkey
Reconciliation in the Gulf does not mean isolation for Turkey.
Jan 22, 2021
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Anthony Skinner
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After Sparking the Arab Spring, Is Tunisia Still a Success Story?
Gridlock and economic stagnation are testing the Arab world's only functioning democracy.
Jan 22, 2021
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Chiraz Arbi
Maurizio Geri
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A Widening Schism between Saudi Arabia and the Islah Party Prolongs Yemen's War
Saudi Arabia should not pursue its perfect political arrangement in Yemen at the expense of peace.
Dec 18, 2020
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Karim Al-Yemani
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The Rise of Kata’ib Hezbollah’s Hegemonic ‘Resistance’
The Iraq-based Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) is diligently and meticulously working to achieve hegemony among Iran-backed 'resistance' militias in Iraq. The group is positioning itself as the 'true resistance' faction and obliging other Iran-backed groups to follow its lead. In order to achieve this goal, KH is operating on military and
Dec 1, 2020
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Hamdi Malik
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A Convergence of Crises for Egypt: Libya, Ethiopia, and Northern Sinai
For what may be the first time in modern Egyptian history, the country is facing three battlefronts simultaneously: the war in Libya with its threat from Turkey, the existential threat of the Grand Renaissance Dam, and the escalation of terrorist operations in the Sinai Peninsula. To the Egyptian regime’s misfortune
Sep 18, 2020
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Maged Atef
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Pushing Lebanon to Despair: The Hariri Tribunal Verdict and Iran’s Stranglehold
The nuanced verdict of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, announced Tuesday, August 18, 2020, provides a further opportunity for Iranian proxies to strengthen their stranglehold on Lebanon. As a state and society, Lebanon is already in the midst of a new phase of coerced transformation towards an abject dependence on
Aug 21, 2020
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Islamic Religious Reform Is an Institutional Need First
A response to Hassan Ismaik’s “ In Defense of Islamic Religious Reform” Three parties in the Arab and Islamic worlds are engaged in a heated debate over the need for a renewal of religious discourse. The first party considers religious reform a necessity for objective reasons, notably as an antidote
May 18, 2020
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Marib, Last Hope for Restoring the State in Yemen
With clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni government forces escalating in Marib, the city’s inhabitants will lose no matter who claims victory.
May 15, 2020
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Yasmin Al-Qadhi
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A U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue: A Question of Interests and Expectations
On April 7, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a “Strategic Dialogue” between the United States and Iraq on the future of the bilateral relationship. The dialogue, meant to be a series of meetings between high-level U.S. and Iraqi officials, is intended to put all aspects of the
May 14, 2020
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Karl Kaltenthaler
Munqith Dagher
Anthony Cordesman
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