Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 5, 2024 Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
In the Middle East and North Africa, people are worrying about food Michael Robbins and Amaney Jamal - October 6, 2022 Five things to know from Arab Barometer’s latest survey
50 years ago, Uganda ordered its entire Asian population to leave Meghan Garrity - August 4, 2022 A new data set explores mass expulsions around the world
Announcing the ninth African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular! Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne - June 2, 2022 Join us in reading some of the latest books on African politics
Is there a difference between ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ weapons? Stephen Biddle - April 27, 2022 In Ukraine and beyond, skills, determination and tactics matter more than the mix of weapons
NATO was founded to protect ‘civilized’ people. That means White. Amoz JY Hor - April 10, 2022 Four historical examples show how much race has always mattered in defining ‘Western civilization’
Is Africa losing ground in the battle for water and sanitation? Daniel Armah-Attoh - January 27, 2022 Afrobarometer surveys show citizens expect their governments to do more
The Belarus border crisis shows it’s getting easier to ‘weaponize’ refugees Sigrid Lupieri - November 21, 2021 Countries like Belarus are counting on E.U. governments to see refugees as a security threat
Morocco’s Islamist party just lost power. So why is it turning to its old leader? Patrick S. Snyder - November 14, 2021 The king had dismissed Abdelilah Benkirane, who had mastered the art of blaming the king for his government’s failures
Sudan’s military coup seems to be supported by some civilian politicians. That’s happened before. Salah Ben Hammou - October 24, 2021 The military has now dissolved the joint civilian-military government.
Tunisia has its first-ever female prime minister. That’s not as good for democracy as it sounds. Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler, Lihi Ben Shitrit, and Julia Elad-Strenger - October 12, 2021 Around the world, would-be authoritarians have been ‘pinkwashing’ policies that undermine democracy. Our research finds that it works.
The U.S. is more racially diverse than ever. Will people of color unify politically? Efrén Pérez - August 30, 2021 African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos have very different concerns — until you remind them of their common experiences as people of color
African citizens support their governments’ pandemic responses — mostly. They’re not sure about the vaccines. Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny - August 26, 2021 The latest Afrobarometer surveys could help government messaging on fighting the delta variant
The E.U. is furious that Belarus allowed more than 4,000 migrants to cross into Europe Gerasimos Tsourapas - August 12, 2021 As countries in the global north outsource refugee management to the global south, expect more poor countries to ‘weaponize’ migration.
Hobby Lobby’s owner returned thousands of artifacts to Iraq. How did he get them in the first place? Daniel Klerman and Anja Shortland - August 9, 2021 Once it was easy to collect gray-market antiquities. Things have tightened up.
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
Did the Boulder shooting count as White male violence? Depends on how you define White. Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 7, 2021 Here’s the history behind why U.S. law classifies people from the Middle East as White.
Do U.S. policing programs help boost the militarization of foreign police forces? Benjamin Kenzer - July 10, 2020 Joint police/military training is a feature of some U.S.-funded programs.
In West Africa, trafficking brings human suffering. But removing it can set off instability. Hannah Armstrong - April 10, 2020 This complicates policymaking.
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?
These Iraqi militias are attacking protesters and getting away with it. Here’s why. Thanassis Cambanis, Renad Mansour, and Michael Hanna - November 17, 2019 They’re supported by the Iraqi government — and by Iran.
We checked 100 years of protests in 150 countries. Here’s what we learned about the working class and democracy. Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, and Carl Knutsen - October 24, 2019 The success of mass protests depends on who is doing the protesting.
Six things we’ve learned about terrorism since 9/11 Todd Sandler and Khusrav Gaibulloev - September 11, 2019 There’s been a lot of research in the past 18 years. Here’s what we know.
Assad’s control over Syria’s security apparatus is limited Katherine Nazemi and Alexander Decina - July 29, 2019 Beneath an image of centralized authority is a divided system of competing security actors.
In Tunisia, more women in office can make all the difference Lindsay J. Benstead - July 5, 2019 Electoral gender quotas can improve women’s representation, even in democratizing and authoritarian regimes.
In North Africa’s borderlands, smuggling has helped keep a fragile peace. Now it’s under threat. Max Gallien - June 18, 2019 States play an important role in the region’s smuggling economies.
D-Day would be nearly impossible to pull off today. Here’s why. Danielle Lupton - June 5, 2019 ‘Loose lips sink ships’ — but so can social media
These three groups are pushing Algeria to change Jessica Mecellem - April 25, 2019 They have a common denominator: A call for the rule of law.
Tunisia’s government is stuck between its own workers and the IMF. What’s next? Ian Hartshorn - January 18, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82807" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers across Tunisia are on strike
Egypt banned the sale of yellow vests. Are the French protests spreading? Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi - January 8, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82291" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators wearing yellow vests carry a
What does the Stockholm agreement mean for Yemen? Peter Salisbury - December 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81912" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mohammed Amdusalem, right, head of the
Mohammed bin Salman’s comeback tour Sarah Yerkes - December 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81172" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, right,
Yemen’s looming famine has been a long time coming Peter Salisbury - December 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81069" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A father gives water to his
This big factor is at the heart of political protests all over Middle East Melani Cammett, Marc Lynch, and Kristin Fabbe - October 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74459" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jordanian riot police and security forces
The big gains for women’s rights in the Middle East, explained Feryal Cherif and Benjamin Bishin - July 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75893" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hessah al-Ajaji drives her car on
So Dennis Rodman may be in Singapore for the summit. That’s not as strange as it sounds. Eric Grynaviski - June 9, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74316" align="aligncenter" width="960"] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,
This book helps us understand women’s participation in the Egyptian uprising Kim Yi Dionne - June 8, 2018 Welcome to the first week of the 2018 African Politics
Networks of profiteers run rampant in Libya. Can they be stopped? Tim Eaton - April 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72550" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Libyan rebels gather on the outskirts
Is marijuana decriminalization possible in the Middle East? Farah Samti and Alexandra Blackman - April 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72539" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Tunisian boy cycles past street
Why has Trump been threatening to attack Syria? (Hint: It’s probably not about Syria.) Carrie Lee - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72221" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump at a news conference
Attacking Syria wasn’t legal a year ago. It’s still not. Andrew Rudalevige - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. Navy sailors staff the Arleigh Burke-class
Here’s what happens when diplomats get involved in religious rhetoric Stacey Philbrick Yadav and Ian Hartshorn - April 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72062" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Representative Mike Pompeo, a Republican from
In Egypt, the opposition is calling for a boycott of this month’s election. Will it work? Gail Buttorff - March 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Volunteers help voters identify their polling
This chart shows the best and worst countries for women in the world today. Jeni Klugman - November 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women shout slogans as they take
Italy claims it’s found a solution to Europe’s migrant problem. Here’s why Italy’s wrong. Matthew Herbert and Jalel Harchaoui - September 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63923" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Refugees and migrants are transferred off
Are Islamists making a comeback in the Middle East? Here’s why they succeed — and fail. Marc Lynch, Kristen Kao, and Ellen Lust - September 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63878" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman casts her ballot at
Everyone is taking sides in the Qatar crisis. Here’s why these four North African states aren’t. Youssef Cherif - September 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63263" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left,
What Twitter can tell us about the Jerusalem protests Akin Unver - August 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62825" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Palestinian Muslims wave a national flag
Youth radicalization is on the rise. Here’s what we know about why. Julie Norman and Drew Mikhael - August 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62817" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of white nationalist groups march
How Egypt wound up in the center of a Gulf Cooperation Council dispute on Qatar Karen Young - August 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FROM LEFT: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel
Three big lessons of the Qatar crisis Marc Lynch - July 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60977" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin
How the refugee crisis is transforming the Middle East Marc Lynch and Laurie Brand - March 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56077" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A displaced Syrian child carries broomsticks
Why do countries relapse into war? Here are three good predictors. George Willcoxon - March 29, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] United Nations peacekeepers from Senegal make
Morocco just joined the African Union. Here’s why that matters. Hannah Armstrong - February 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54370" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI,
Why Trump’s focus on ‘Islamic terrorism’ misses the point entirely Ann Wainscott - February 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53566" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump speaks at the CIA
Do women matter to national security? The men who lead U.S. foreign policy don’t think so. Joshua Busby and Heather Hurlburt - February 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_37781" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
How Twitter can empower opposition forces in authoritarian countries Mareike Transfeld and Isabelle Werenfels - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50469" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] The United States
Trump has threatened to rip up the “deal” with Cuba. Would that work? Javier Corrales and Dawn Brancati - November 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38163" align="aligncenter" width="908"] U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his
The U.S. and Russia are actually cooperating in Syria. Can it work? Sara Moller - September 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46468" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Syrian children play in the Syrian
It’s been 15 years since 9/11. How has al-Qaeda changed? Barak Mendelsohn - September 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 11, 2001 file
How to break the Middle East’s sectarian spiral Bassel Salloukh - August 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45005" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Lebanese antigovernment activists march from Bourj
How Middle Eastern monarchies survived the Arab Spring Sean Yom - July 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44203" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders meet
Nice now has a reputation as a breeding ground for terrorists Jennifer Fredette - July 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44348" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People arrive with flowers to add to
France has had more than its share of terrorist attacks. These 3 factors explain why. Erik Bleich - July 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43937" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A tribute is laid on the
This is the problem with trying to destroy the Islamic State Colin Clarke and Chad Serena - July 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42441" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A fighter of the Islamic State
Who supports violent extremism in developing countries? Youssouf Kiendrebeogo and Elena Ianchovichina - June 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42441" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Islamic State fighter waves the terrorist group's
The real refugee crisis is in the Middle East, not Europe Rawan Arar, Lisel Hintz, and Kelsey Norman - May 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40540" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Syrian refugees await approval to enter
Why unarmed revolutions topple some dictators but not others Daniel Ritter - May 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40505" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An anti-government protester flashes a V
Putin can’t last forever. Will a post-Putin Russia look like Syria today? Maria Snegovaya - March 16, 2016 Russian politicians often suggest that a post-Putin future would look
6 things you need to know about Côte d’Ivoire in the wake of Sunday’s attack Justine Davis and Carrie Reiling - March 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37196" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A soldier comforts an injured boy
What an innovative new survey technique reveals about Bahraini public opinion Peter Loewen, Janice Stein, and Farhaan Ladhani - March 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36681" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Bahraini woman holds a poster
The mixed record of Morocco’s February 20 protest movement. Adria Lawrence - February 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36080" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Morocco's King Mohammed VI right, and
How Bahrain’s crushed uprising spawned the Middle East’s sectarianism Justin Gengler - February 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35676" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant and wave Bahraini flags
What does an amended constitution really change about Algeria? John Entelis - January 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34521" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his
This is the group that’s surprisingly prone to violent extremism Henry Farrell - November 17, 2015 In the last 24 hours many prominent politicians and pundits
The Islamic State’s attacks on Paris were attacks on Muslims, too Jennifer Fredette - November 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32265" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A man holds signs denouncing terrorism as
Why quotas are needed to achieve gender equality Lindsay Benstead - November 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31947" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau leads
It’s been 25 years since German reunification. Why are former East Germans responsible for so much xenophobic violence? Brandon Tensley - October 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_11538" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Berliners sing and dance on top
Putin and Obama clash over international relations theory Erik Voeten - September 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30111" align="aligncenter" width="656"] Differences between words used by Russian
Twenty years after the most important U.N. conference on women, what – if anything – has changed? Aili Tripp - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29835" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this 1995 file photo, a
Morocco’s Islamist party has just made another major breakthrough Mohamed Daadaoui - September 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29427" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Morocco Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane waves
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here's why that's wrong. - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
A provocative article says the Islamic State is a mystery. Here’s why that’s wrong. Costantino Pischedda - August 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28953" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this June 23, 2014, file
This is not the Middle Eastern order you are looking for Benjamin Denison and Andrew Lebovich - June 9, 2015 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1484"] What Africa might look like had
Can there be good Middle Eastern state-owned enterprises? Abdulwahab Alkebsi - May 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24407" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A June 23, 2008 file
Why Tunisians (don't) vote for women - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
Why Tunisians (don’t) vote for women Lindsay Benstead, Ellen Lust, and Amaney Jamal - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
What changes to Morocco's laws could mean for opposition groups - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23557" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A demonstrator shouts slogans as
What changes to Morocco’s laws could mean for opposition groups Merouan Mekouar - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23557" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A demonstrator shouts slogans as
How the Ukrainian crisis is like three-dimensional chess Nikolai Sokov - March 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22686" align="alignnone" width="620"] Civilians talk to an Ukrainian serviceman
The identity politics of displacement in the Middle East Adam Lichtenheld - March 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22334" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An aerial view shows the Zaatari
The “invisible hand” of the state in MENA economies Alissa Amico - March 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22320" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Emirates passenger planes are parked at
The Arab Thermidor Marc Lynch - February 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22001" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian soldiers stand guard near
Where and why food prices lead to social upheaval Stephan Haggard and Cullen Hendrix - February 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21565" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A protest against rising food
Why extremism thrives in the Middle East today Barbara Walter - February 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21183" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Members of al Nusra Front drive
Yemen's Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Yemen’s Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain Stacey Philbrick Yadav - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Could a U.N.-brokered pact save Libya? Ben Fishman - January 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20374" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A member of the Libyan pro-government
Migrants in post-revolution Egypt Kelsey Norman - January 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19861" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Syrian refugee Abdel Nasser prepares platters
Arab autocrats are not going back to the future Steven Heydemann - December 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18646" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Protesters display a large Jordanian flag