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The Peaceful Rising of the Silent Dragon in the Middle East

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China, India, Middle East, oil, Trade War, US-China Relations

Arman Mahmoudian examines the return of great power competition in the Middle East and China’s role within the region.

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Kuwait’s Position in the Gulf-Lebanon Diplomatic Row

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Arabian Peninsula, Bahrain, GCC, Hezbollah, Houthis, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen

Giorgio Cafiero analyzes the diplomatic row between four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members and Lebanon and how it represents new challenges and severe complications for Beirut.

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Turkey-West Relations: The Escalating Crisis of Trust and Path Dependency

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 the European Union, Turkey, United States, West

Oya Dursun-Özkanca examines the post-2019 developments in Turkey-West relations and argues that there is increasing use of boundary-breaking intra-alliance opposition process, creating a dangerous path dependency.

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Persistent Impunity Raises Concerns Around Iraqi Elections & Democracy

October 10, 2021October 12, 2021 Elections, Iraq

Ghazi Ghazi sits down with Sally Bachori, one of the founding members of Ending Impunity in Iraq to learn more about the organization and their grassroots movement.

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Contemporary Turkey Edition

September 30, 2021October 3, 2021 New Edition

Read our 2021 Fall Contemporary Turkey Edition here

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Saied Grab of Power Between Popular Sovereignty and Constitutional Legitimacy: A Déjà-vu Tunisian Legitimization Dilemma

September 5, 2021September 20, 2021 Tunisia

In the judicial construction of contracts, ambiguities are construed against the drafter based on the canon of “Ambiguitas contra stipulatorem

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Syrians need more than a compassionate plea to renew cross-border humanitarian aid

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

Over the past weeks and months, numerous think tanks and individuals have published reports and briefs on the looming humanitarian

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