Middle East & North Africa

The traditional correlation between Middle East conflict risk and accelerating oil prices is now broken. Oil markets are well-supplied by non-OPEC production, and weak demand in Asia and a longer-term…

In this interview, we speak with R. Clarke Cooper, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and current nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Mr. Cooper explores…

As China seeks to bolster its presence and influence in the Middle East, it has actively engaged in conflict resolution efforts, facilitated discussions between Palestinian factions, condemned harm against civilians,…

In this article, I historicize the Gaza war from the joint vantage point of Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs through the perspective of collective violence. The Israeli Jewish and the…

Over the past decades, the adoption of digital technologies has been a major transformative force across the world. In their new book, The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis…

The United Nations Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was founded in 1991 to oversee the ceasefire of a sixteen-year war as well as the self-determination referendum on the future of…

Qatar plays a crucial role in mediating conflicts in the Middle East region. Its engagement in negotiations with diverse stakeholders–including countries like Lebanon, Sudan, and Libya and non-state actors such…

Transitional democracies, particularly in Africa, often produce flawed elections where judicial processes are shoehorned into determining the outcome of elections. Questions inevitably arise surrounding how this rising judicialization affects both…

Both economic and security measures are crucial to reducing Islamic extremism in Afghanistan. While Chinese economic measures offer hope for financial growth and regional stability, terrorist acts continue to endanger…

The Lebanese economic crisis, which began taking shape in October 2019, has been described by the World Bank as one of the top three most severe global crises since…