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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe world’s last colony: Morocco continues occupation of Western Sahara, in defiance of UNSome claim that the admission of Morocco will now resolve the question of Western Sahara’s occupation but in fact...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe US cannot win the Middle East: six reasons whyThe United States has yet again attempted to resolve issues in the Middle East. This time it is by firing missiles...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe ubiquitous, ineffective laughterHow did political satire shows sap the power of laughter under Trump and are these shows a form of laughtivism?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTrump: justified yet unpredictableThe airstrikes were justified. But Trump’s policymaking is dangerously unpredictable.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReconsidering Turkish military culture and secularism after the coup attemptHow did Turkish military culture transform under the rule of AKP? And what will be the impact of the failed coup...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAssad’s rational brutalityBashar al-Assad is a rational tyrant. Since he inherited the presidency in 2000, Assad has strategically employed...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe new apathy: emotional break-off from TurkeyYoung people are experiencing a numbness and profound disconnect from Turkey. Strict policies of repression and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: the deep state’s war on journalismThe state is aware that free press means more accountability and their fear of being monitored, exposed, or held...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: Is peace possible if Assad stays?Whatever the political outcome, transitioning from violence to peace is not just about the removal of violence. How...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia'More royal than the king': an encounter with French ZionismThe fabrication of lies and false accusations to intimidate their opponents is only to be expected from those...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAdding insult to injury: when Israel and Britain celebrate the historical trauma of PalestiniansPalestinians will not be silenced. We will voice our historical testimony and tell our narrative to make sense of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIs religious terrorism a product of western modernity?In the 21st century there is visibly an increase in religiously motivated terror attacks. Many of the radical groups...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMany birds, one stone: why did Iran execute 25 Sunni Kurds in August 2016?In the chaos and instability the region is experiencing, now more than ever, religious and racial minorities find...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom failure to engagement: a new western strategy in the Middle EastWestern strategy in the Middle East has been torn between support for brutal dictatorships, and an urge to see the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe curse of apocalyptic rhetoric: why resisting Donald Trump requires proseDays after the inauguration of Donald Trump, the rhetoric around his presidency on the left remains mostly...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDo the people of Kurdistan live in security?The main threat to the people in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq is not ISIL, but failed governance which endangers...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe revolutionary arena: a battle of mindsSix years have passed since that fateful day on January 25. As Egypt plummets into a terrible state, people can't...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWith a more enterprising Russia, cards are reshuffled in the Arab worldA new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat is evidence anyway? Activism in the era of post-truthAn eye-witness account of the violent demolition of the Palestinian-Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran by the Israeli...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe consequences of politicized forces in the Kurdistan Region of IraqThe politicization of the Kurdish military and security forces has a diverse and severe impact on human security,...
