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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPorts, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh KhaliliLittle has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reimagining victory by winning the peaceIf we want to see societies win the peace we need a concept of victory that is about justice and reconciliation,...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersFor migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgentThe global COVID-19 pandemic is not the root cause of migrant exploitation, discrimination and vulnerability but it...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSeeds of resistance: Palestinian farmers fight against annexation and pandemicThe violent Israeli encroachment and annexation of Palestinian land is putting the future of the West Bank and its...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Yemen’s war and the blackout in the Spanish press“Public opinion in western countries has been quite incapable of applying the necessary pressure to cut our ties...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy do Arabs trust the military?Why do so many people in Arab countries trust armed forces, even though most armies in the region are highly corrupt?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: local agreements, regional rivalry and a global pandemicAs the regime moves towards capturing Idlib, rivalry between Russia and Iran to control Syria is growing.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA history of violence: slavery, colonialism and coups d’etatOnly through an understanding of the historical impact of colonialism can we begin to heal the wounds caused by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBlack lives should matter in the Mediterranean tooMalta’s fatal strategies to counter the growing number of refugees are part of the EU’s systematic racism and...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Iran’s airspace is not safe”: is more isolation the answer?Will halting flights to Iran produce the desirable outcome and induce Iran into cooperation in the investigation of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNo country for minorities: the inequality of state repression in IranTo build a solidarity movement with the Iranian people, one must listen to the voice of Iran’s oppressed minorities.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow does authoritarianism survive in Syria? An interview with Lisa WedeenHow did the emergence of a civil-war autocracy in Syria change the way the regime reproduces its power?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUnderground Botox: what is essential and what is not during a global pandemic?COVID-19 might have changed people’s perception of what is considered essential, but the perception of necessities...
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Published in: 50.50Detained in Jordan for disobeying men, girls use art to tell their storiesLong before COVID-19, these girls were detained under a controversial ‘male guardianship’ system. Here are some of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe UK must immediately stop selling arms that are killing Yemeni civiliansAfter more than five years of war, governments, including the UK, can no longer credibly claim to be fooled by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRojava: statelessness in a time of pandemicLack of international recognition as a state has disastrous consequences on an area already suffering from war and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLocked up with no escape: refugees and migrants in Libya face bombs,virus and everything in betweenWhile the situation in Libya is bleak overall, it remains exceptionally desperate for the refugees and migrants who...
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Published in: ourEconomyIntroducing the Wire InternationalCounteracting corporate media consolidation, the Progressive International has launched the Wire, to disseminate...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEspionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the WestWestern companies are providing surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLibya’s forgotten half: between conflict and pandemic, women pay the higher priceNow more than ever, the country needs everyone’s contribution to survive the upcoming changes.
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