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The Middle East Journal is an indispensable resource for research and analysis, examining emerging trends and persistent challenges in a complex regional environment. First printed in 1947, MEJ is the ...

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This article was first published by NPR. When Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi weighs the pros and cons of running such a fractured country, here’s the upside: He can count on five separate ...

Saudi-Israel normalization is drifting away — not collapsing outright but steadily receding into, at best, a long in-between. After 10 months of US-mediated talks failed to achieve an integration of ...

Media and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are hyping the idea that President Trump’s attempt to gain sovereign ...

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From Turkey’s perspective, post-Bashar al-Assad Syria presented two immediate challenges: Kurdish autonomy along its southern ...

That assessment provides a useful frame for Libya today. Libya, like Venezuela, is a resource-rich country, producing a ...

A decade on from the Arab Spring, 9 experts from across MEI offer their thoughts on what has and hasn’t changed — and what it all means for the future of the region.

Carol Daniel Kasbari, Ph.D, is a social scientist with an interdisciplinary doctoral degree in conflict analysis and resolution with 20+ years of experience designing and leading programs in the field ...