Monday, March 20, 2023

What is the Legacy of the United States' 2003 Invasion of Iraq?

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"Shock and Awe" - Baghdad March 20, 2023 Twenty years ago today, the Bush Administration launched the United States invasion of Ir...
Monday, February 27, 2023

The Fracturing of National Identity: Iran and Israel between Secular Liberalism and Politicized Religion - Part 2

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Demonstrations protesting efforts to sideline Israel's Supreme Court This post represents Part 2 of a two effort to analyze the fracturi...
Monday, January 30, 2023

The Fracturing of National Identity: Iran and Israel between Secular Liberalism and Politicized Religion - Part 1

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This post represents Part 1 of a two effort to analyze the fracturing of national identity in Iran and Israel and its possible consequences ...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

From Bad to Worse: The Globalization of Middle East Autocracy

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Arab-China Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 9, 2022 More than any other region of the world, authoritarian rule is pervasive and institutio...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

World Cup 2022: Profits and Authoritarian Intolerance or Human Rights and Sports Integrity?

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Should a new set of rules be developed which will force FIFA, football's international governing body, to follow certain guidelines when...
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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Saudi Arabia under Muhammad Bin Salman's Regime is No Longer a US Ally: The Need for a New American Foreign Policy in the Gulf

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MBS and Putin at G20 Summit, November 2018 Why is United States foreign policy in the Gulf no longer relevant given the region's current...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

"Women, Life, Freedom": Could a hijab dispute topple the Islamic Republic of Iran?

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Mahsa Amini Mahsa Amini was an Iranian Kurdish woman who was visiting Tehran with her brother for the first time.  Either she wasn't wea...