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Genocide and Hazara Persecution in Afghanistan

October 31, 2022 Afghanistan, Iran, Minority, Refugees

Editors Note Hazara persecution in Afghanistan requires nearby countries, in the Middle East and beyond, to enhance their support in

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Chinese Strategy Toward the Middle East: China as a Possible Mediator to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China, Israel, Palestine

After 1979, China’s Middle East policy has been less “one-sided” and more supportive of parties seeking a peaceful solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict. An Israeli-Palestinian peace accord is China’s top objective.

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Jordanian Economy, Education, Democratization: A conversation with Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Education, Jordan

JMEPP Senior Staff Writer Christina Bouri, and Editor-in-Chief, Ghazi Ghazi sat down with Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz on March 10th to discuss the Jordanian economy and labor market, the education system, the effects of climate change and COVID-19 on the Kingdom of Jordan, and democratization efforts in the country.

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The Middle East as a Sphere for US-China Cooperation

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 China, economy, oil, Technology, United States

Sama Kubba explores the competition for power between the United States and China in the Middle East and argues the U.S. and China should cooperate by leveraging their comparative advantages to make grand strategy gains in their Middle East foreign policy.

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2022 Spring Edition: Civil Society and Political Transformations

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 2022, Civil Society, JMEPP, New Edition

JMEPP is pleased to announce our 2022 Spring Edition Civil Society and Political Transformations. Read it here

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Colonial Designs, Arab Dreams, and the Making of the Modern Middle East

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Diplomacy, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

H.D. Wright provides an analysis of the European diplomatic engagements that pulled apart existing territories and forced them between the borders of new states, sealing a nearly inevitable destiny of domestic strife.

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Understanding the Kurdish Student Protests

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional Government, Protests

Sarkawt Shamsulddin provides his insights on the recent student protests in Kurdistan, what led to them, and what they mean for the region.

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