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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Why a Traditional Austerity Plan Would Exacerbate Lebanon’s Woes – upcoming preview of JMEPP’s spring edition, Arab Uprisings: The Second Wave
“Why a Traditional Austerity Plan Would Exacerbate Lebanon’s Woes” is a piece from and first preview of JMEPP’s Spring 2020
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“Erdoğan the Good” or “Erdoğan the Bad?” A conversation with Soner Çağaptay on US-Turkey relations following US withdrawal from Syria
Editor-in-Chief Reilly Barry sits down with US-Turkey relations expert Soner Çağaptay to discuss what is important to keep in mind in the bilateral context following major changing events in Syria and renewed US dialogue on the path ahead for the alliance, Turkey’s role in NATO, and the lasting persona of Erdoğan affecting the relationship.
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Reform or reshuffle? A comparative glance at Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan
In late 2016, most people had never heard of Muhammad bin Salman or Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Both, however, would take control
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News Roundup: Temporary ceasefire in Gaza, protests continue in Algeria to remove the ruling elite, and Haftar urges continued fighting in Tripoli during Ramadan
Temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Protests continue in Algeria to remove the ruling elite, and Haftar urges continued fighting in Tripoli during Ramadan.
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News Roundup: Palestinian Authority faces financial collapse, new report alleges 1,600 civilian casualties in 2017 battle for Raqqa, and Saudi Arabia executes 37 on terror charges
Algeria Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was questioned on April 29th in a probe into alleged corruption as part of
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News Roundup: Egyptians vote in constitutional referendum, court verdict on Hirak activists ignites protest in Morocco, and opposition Istanbul mayor-elect Imamoğlu certified despite resistance from ruling AKP
Algeria Algeria’s Interim President, Abdelkader Bensaleh, appointed Kamel Feniche as the new head of the Constitutional Council after the incumbent
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