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MENASource
By Vladimir Pran and Maroun Sfeir
The framework of the block vote is so advantageous to the Baath Party that opposition parties would not stand a chance to win a significant number of seats.
By Levent Kemal
The ultimate goal of reforming the SNA is to create space for a self-sufficient political actor that organizes public policies.
By Charles Johnson
When the IDF razes Gazan cemeteries, it also razes Palestinian heritage, culture, and claims to the land.
By Ibrahim Al-Assil
The possibility of sanctioning the ICC is strategically futile and undermines long-term US interest in an increasingly uncertain and multipolar world.
By David Daoud and Ahmad Sharawi
Hezbollah intensified its attacks against Israel since early May—shifting from pulling its punches on causing Israeli casualties to noticeably seeking to draw blood.
By Abbas Kadhim
The pervasive culture of corruption and a poor economy have been among the leading conditions that contributed to the rise of ISIS in Iraq.
By Samir Bennis
For nearly five decades, Algeria has used the dispute over Western Sahara as a front for its antagonization of Morocco.
By Sinan Hatahet
The United States and its allies can foster an early recovery in opposition-held areas without undermining the UN-led political resolution efforts.
By Stefanie Hausheer Ali
It would be a strategic error for the United States and companies operating in the region to ignore the potential impact of Arab public opinion.
By Karim Mezran and Nicola Pedde
The reshuffle comes at the height of an upsurge in the securitarian clampdown imposed by the president on opposition and civil society organizations.
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Nonresident Senior Fellow, North Africa Program
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
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