The current trend in U.S. and European governments to pay less attention to human rights issues in Arab countries did not develop overnight, and is unlikely to disappear quickly, as it is connected to local, regional, and global trends.
Donald Trump’s decision to leave Syria is laying the foundations for a post-American Middle East.
Egypt has acquitted several foreign NGO workers who had been convicted of working without the Egyptian authorities’ permission. Is this Egypt’s olive branch to the international community?
The White House is pulling U.S. forces out of Syria. U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.” What comes next?
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Why Lebanon’s next government is unlikely to adequately address the country’s serious economic crisis.
International aid from other donors, despite recent U.S. policy changes, can help bolster Palestinian resiliency, even if the short-term prospects for a lasting political solution are dim.
There are reasons to believe that human rights norms will be revived in the Middle East before long.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Some religious institutions have gained influence since the Syrian uprising began. Yet they have paid a price, as the regime has used them to advance its own interests.