How should we think about a mass exodus of Palestinians from Gaza? Elizabeth N. Saunders and Kelly M. Greenhill - October 20, 2023 Governments and non-state actors use mass migration as a tool of war.
Tunisia’s president launched a political crisis. Is it a coup? Nicholas J. Lotito - July 28, 2021 Sunday’s move started a fight for public approval and control of government institutions
Hamas wasn’t behind the Jerusalem protests. So why is it fighting? Somdeep Sen - May 17, 2021 This confrontation with Israel overshadows the fundamental question of Palestinian liberation.
Will the pandemic spark a religious revival in the Muslim world? Tarek Masoud, Peter Mandaville, and A. Kadir Yildirim - April 1, 2021 A new survey measures economic stress and religiosity levels in five countries
The pandemic compromised Jordan’s parliamentary elections Kristen Kao and E.J. Karmel - November 19, 2020 This was one of the least democratic elections in the country’s recent history.
Russia and Turkey failed to mediate peace in Libya. What happens now? Tim Eaton - January 15, 2020 Will Western countries play a leading role in future talks?
International troops are leaving Yemen. Here’s what will help bring peace. Alexandra Stark - December 12, 2019 Here’s how mediation from other countries can end civil wars.
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next? Zoe Marks, Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Erica Chenoweth, and Christopher Wiley Shay - November 14, 2019 Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve.
Saudi, UAE Twitter takedowns won’t curb rampant disinformation on Arab Twitter Marc Jones - September 24, 2019 Recent activity by social media networks to rein in bot and troll networks is only a token gesture.
How the death of Egypt’s former president shows changing politics Elizabeth Nugent - June 28, 2019 The Egyptian government’s widespread violence toward the Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition parties is strengthening them.