Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Decision as Foreign Policy Signal
On July 10, 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed an order which would allow the disintegration of Hagia Sophia’s
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“It’s about human life. It’s not about Americans or Syrians. I am trying to heal patients.”
Syrians believe in the American ideals of liberty, the right to peaceful assembly, equality and the pursuit of happiness, that are now echoing across the American cities.
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Violations of Medical Neutrality in Syria: The Need for Accountability
Violations of Medical Neutrality in Syria: The Need for Accountability During a time where the strength of healthcare systems
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Syria, the Gulf, and Reconstruction – What Possible Future?
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar have increased their geopolitical influence in the Middle East in the last decade. In the case of Syria, the foreign policy of Gulf monarchies the past years has been on of rapprochement towards the regime of Damascus after initially opposing it firmly and funding some armed opposition groups. This article analyzes the potential economic and political implications of the return of Gulf investments in Syria. It argues that Gulf investments would have consequences on the political economy of Syria by deepening its reliance on projects in short-term profit-seeking sectors, mostly in trade, real estate and services. At the same time, significant obstacles to Gulf investments in Syria will persist.
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Deposits Made “Sacred”: The Dangerous Red Line of Lebanon’s Elites
Facing the ashes of an economic model based on sectarianism and cronyism, Lebanon currently endures a perfect storm of overlapping
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The Need to Partner Humanitarian Aid and Academic Research in the Middle East
In 2016, I was working at a UNHCR clinic in a refugee camp in South Beirut, Lebanon as a medical
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Editor’s Note for the 2020 Volume
The Spring 2020 edition, The Second Wave of the Arab Uprisings, allows us to reflect upon a decade of popular protests that have come to define the contemporary Arab world.
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