Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri discusses The Insult, which has been shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2018 Academy Awards.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
As protests continue across Iran, there are many questions about the strength of the regime, the protesters’ goals, and how regional and international actors will respond.
Protest movements in the Middle East face enormous repressive hurdles and rarely have happy endings.
Morocco’s Party of Justice and Development sought to show that it is possible to carve out a larger role for government while remaining loyal to the palace.
In an interview, sociologist Hazem Kandil discusses his books, which delve into the rivalries within authoritarian regimes and examine the Muslim Brotherhood.
Now that the situation in Syria is moving towards a political settlement and reconstruction, many more parties will have a say in what happens.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Tunisia was a pioneer in digital currency, but the political will to advance further in the field has diminished.
Michele Dunne discusses the shifts in U.S. relations with Egypt and recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.