Turkey
Why is Turkey Betting on Russia?
Galip Dalay Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 10:16 AM
Ankara and Moscow have grown closer through the Syrian civil war. Now Russia is driving a wedge between Turkey and the U.S.
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Omphalos: Middle East Conflict in Perspective
Omphalos takes an interdisciplinary look at the contemporary Middle East, and is published jointly with two key partners: Academic Exchange, an educational non-profit that seeks to deepen understanding of Israel in the international academic community, and the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy and its blog, Markaz. Turmoil in today's Middle East today implicates a wide array of legal questions, bears huge costs for civilian populations, and poses diverse challenges to policymakers, activists, lawyers, and reformers. For the issues that Lawfare treats, the Middle East is a kind of omphalos.
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Disappearing Transparency in U.S. Arms Sales
Christina Arabia Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 3:23 PM
As U.S. arms sales and military aid increasingly dominate U.S. foreign policy, so too does the secrecy that surrounds the process.
Turkey
Erdoğan’s Tactical Gamble in Istanbul Proves a Strategic Mistake
Kemal Kirisci, Omer Taspinar Mon, Jul 8, 2019, 10:04 AM
The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul came out of a second election with a resounding victory.
Algeria
The Cancellation of Algeria’s Elections Is an Opportunity for Democratization
Sharan Grewal Mon, Jun 10, 2019, 8:14 AM
Without the constitution, the sole source of legitimacy will be the street.
Israel-Palestine
How Trump’s Approach to the Middle East Ignores the Past, the Future, and the Human Condition
Shibley Telhami Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 8:00 AM
To assume that the promise of economic improvement would outweigh ordinary human aspirations of a people who have painfully struggled for decades is to miss the nature of the human condition.
Iraq
How U.S.-Iran Tensions Could Disrupt Iraq’s Fragile Peace
Ranj Alaaldin Tue, Jun 4, 2019, 8:00 AM
The U.S. must grasp the magnitude of the crisis Iraq could face if a clash with Iran draws in Iran’s proxies.
Israel
Israel’s New Elections Are the Latest Symptom of an Assault on Its Institutions
Amichai Cohen Fri, May 31, 2019, 7:57 AM
Israel is, indeed, in a constitutional crisis.
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