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MEPI Revolutionizes U.S. Soft Power Engagement in the Middle East

September 5, 2019September 11, 2019 economic development, governance, Interview, middle east, State Department

BY ELLY ROSTOUM   If you were given half a billion dollars, what would you do to advance democracy around

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The Forgotten Arabs of Iran

January 3, 2019 Iran, middle east, sectarianism

BY ALI AL YOUHA An Iranian Revolutionary Guard parade in Ahwaz, the capital of the Khuzestan province of Iran, ended

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Trump’s Jerusalem Policy is a Wakeup Call for Arabs

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Arab, Israel, middle east

BY EKRAM IBRAHIM When President Donald Trump declared in December that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital

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Could Saudi Meddling Unite the Lebanese?

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Iran, Lebanon, middle east, Saudi Arabia

By HALA AL-HARIRI “In this room, the honorable Bchara El Khoury, President of the Republic of Lebanon, was arrested from

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Social Media Alone Won’t Improve Women’s Rights in the Middle East

May 9, 2017November 15, 2017 Egypt, human rights, middle east, Saudi Arabia, social media, women's rights

BY NABILA ABU-HANTASH I was sitting behind the wheel in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, with my close friend in the passenger’s

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A Free Middle East: Pipedream or Possibility?

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 democracy, Iran, middle east

BY YAEL STERN AND GAL LIN “Will you answer a survey we are conducting to understand people’s values?” the surveyor

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Authorization Without Appropriation in Syria

September 5, 2013September 5, 2013 American politics, international security, libya, middle east, sequestration, Syria, United States

BY DAN MCCONNELL As President Obama made the case for military action in Syria Sunday, he was clear that such

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