Tag: Middle East & North Africa
132 Articles
- Dialogues
Preventing Genocide within Afghanistan from an Anthropological Framework, with Genocide Watch President Dr. Gregory H. Stanton
GJIA: The Ten Stages of Genocide came from your firsthand experience in post-genocide Cambodia and your professional career in the Foreign Service during the 1994 Rwandan.…
October 13, 2023
- Conflict & Security
Saudi-Iran Deal: A Test Case of China’s Role as an International Mediator
China’s Saudi-Iran Deal On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced the normalization of ties brokered by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with a joint trilateral statement…
June 23, 2023
- Global Governance
China’s Increasing Role in the Middle East: Implications for Regional and International Dynamics
China’s involvement in the Middle East has reshaped the region’s landscape, expanding beyond traditional energy sources to encompass economic, geopolitical, and…
June 2, 2023
- Business & Economics
Explanations for Women’s Limited Economic Participation and Empowerment in the MENA Region
Introduction Female labor force participation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains low despite increases in other components of women’s empowerment. Why this is the…
May 29, 2023
- Dialogues
The Proposed Judicial Overhaul from an Israeli-Palestinian Perspective, with Josh Ruebner
GJIA: Can you give us a brief overview of the relevant parts of Israel’s judiciary, and how the proposed amendments—this so-called “judicial overhaul”—aim to reshape its?…
April 3, 2023
- Human Rights & Development
Empowering Iranian Judges: A Venue for Reducing Capital Punishment
Introduction In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish girl named Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran, after…
February 13, 2023
- Dialogues
Understanding the Kafala Migrant Labor System in Qatar and the Middle East at Large, with ILO Senior Migration Specialist Ryszard Cholewinski
As the eyes of the globe shifted towards Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, media reports focused on the working conditions and deaths of migrant workers building Qatar’s…
February 1, 2023
- Dialogues
Decoding The US Response to Iran’s Protests Amid An Unsettled Middle East, with Former Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker
GJIA: Protests have swept Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran on September 13th. President Biden has stated his support for the protestors’ cause, though hasn’t…
October 28, 2022
- Conflict & Security
India, Israel, and Geopolitical Imaginaries of Cooperation and Oppression
The contemporary global moment requires us to be alert to the multiple trajectories of repression. Tactics and technologies circulate amongst and between democracies and…
June 17, 2022
- Human Rights & Development
Women’s Rights and Islamic Feminism in Egypt
Over the past few decades, there has been intense competition between Islamists and the Egyptian state over who is the true representative of Islam. Since Anwar el-Sadat’s era,…
June 8, 2022