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To address the refugee crisis, focus on dignity
06.22.17
Millions of people in the Middle East and elsewhere were forced to flee their homes in recent years. What they need most now is dignity.
Tunisia: “Unemployment has killed me”
05.15.17
Youth unemployment is a major driver of radicalization in Tunisia, which supplies more fighters to Syria and Iraq than any other country.
Why Latin America could be the next frontier for Syrian refugees
04.24.17
Latin America presents a promising opportunity to resettle some of the millions of Syrian refugees in camps and urban slums in Europe.
Hezbollah in Syria: a gamble too far?
04.18.17
Despite incurring heavy losses, Hezbollah stands to gain from its participation in the Syrian civil war on the side of Assad.
Prospects for peace in Syria: Can Trump help?
04.13.17
According to Robert Ford, former US Ambassador to Syria, there is “not much” the United States can do to shape the outcome of the conflict.
ISIL may be losing on the battlefield. But it’s winning elsewhere.
04.4.17
The terrorist group aims to shrink the “grayzone”: the plane of coexistence between Muslims in the West and their non-Muslim countrymen.
Aleppo and Mosul: What’s next?
02.28.17
JMEPP speaks with Gregory Aftandilian on the devastating battles for Aleppo and Mosul -and what’s next for Syria and Iraq.
Podcast: The ‘Muslim ban’
02.20.17
Middle East Weekly explores the human cost of the White House’s approach to immigration policy, and what it means for U.S. foreign policy.
The glass half empty: Water in the Middle East
02.12.17
The Middle East is an arid region to begin with, but climate change is set to exacerbate the region’s water scarcity.
Inside the propaganda war for Mosul
02.5.17
A propaganda war between the Iraqi government and ISIL is raging alongside the military campaign to retake Mosul.
To Assad and his admirers, Trump offers ‘hope and change’
01.24.17
Donald Trump has vowed to end US support for Syrian rebel groups, delighting backers of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Power play: The United Arab Emirates’ new approach to geopolitics
01.9.17
The United Arab Emirates’ increased use of hard power could corrode diplomatic ties and weaken its position vis-a-vis regional adversaries.