Tag: Middle East & North Africa
128 Articles
- Dialogues
Dr. Kenneth Pollack on the Future of the Abraham Accords under President Biden
GJIA: In the aftermath of the Abraham Accords, you argued in Foreign Policy that the Accords “are bringing to an end the great Middle Eastern conflict of the 20th century, but…
May 7, 2021
- Business & Economics
When “Pariahs” Go Green: Energy Transitions in the Middle East and the Biden Administration
Oil Demand Shocks and US Foreign Policy US foreign policymaking in the Middle East tends to look at itself in the rear-view mirror. Reliable oil supplies against American…
April 14, 2021
- Global Governance
President Biden’s Yemen Policy: From Pronouncements to Peace?
President Biden often repeats a foreign policy refrain: “Diplomacy is back.” On February 4, he declared an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war…
April 9, 2021
- Global Governance
Reversing Course on Western Sahara Serves US National Interests
This pattern is most profound in former President Trump’s last foreign policy act: a tweet in which he recognized Morocco’s claim of alleged sovereignty over occupied Western…
March 29, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.
Neither massive domestic protests and economic woes, nor the pandemic and growing upheavals on Russia’s borders have stopped Russian president Vladimir Putin from increasing…
March 24, 2021
- Science & Technology
PART II: Energy Infrastructure and the Epistemological Pillars of Peace
Governance The Palestinian National Policy Agenda: 2017-2022 is subtitled “Putting Citizens First.” Putting the well-being of its citizenry first is not only a sound…
March 1, 2021
- Science & Technology
PART I: Energy Infrastructure and the Epistemological Pillars of Peace
A Bigger Problem Dwight Eisenhower reportedly said, “Whenever I run into a problem I can’t solve, I make it bigger.” With this in mind, it may be the case that the…
February 22, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Algerian Counter-Revolution or the Obsolescence of Authoritarian Upgrading
When looking at the trajectory of the Algerian Hirak—the peaceful revolutionary mobilization that led to the resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019—one…
February 2, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Status of Education and Minorities Rights in Turkey
Education in Turkey The teaching and use of minority languages in Turkey have been a controversial issue in education, and the Turkish state has often violated minority language…
December 20, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
The Growing Case for the Repatriation of Foreign Terror Fighters and their Families
In late August 2020, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution concerning the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of foreign terror fighters (FTFs),…
December 17, 2020