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.
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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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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.
Yemen
In Yemen, the Houthi Strategy Has Promise and Risk
Bruce Riedel Fri, May 24, 2019, 8:29 AM
The Houthis are a dangerous spoiler. The United States should be talking with them to understand their actions.
Algeria
Algeria and America: A Complicated Past, An Uncertain Future
Bruce Riedel Mon, May 13, 2019, 7:49 AM
Algerians still remember what JFK did to support the country's independence. Can the Trump administration learn from history?
Libya
With Haftar Attacking Tripoli, the U.S. Needs to Re-engage on Libya
Frederica Saini Fasanotti Tue, May 7, 2019, 8:00 AM
Libya needs an interlocutor that can prevent another military regime taking power in Tripoli.
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