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Monday Briefing | Iraq: Outreach abroad, but troubles at home
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  • Monday Briefing | Iraq: Outreach abroad, but troubles at home

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Randa Slim, Charles Lister, Gerald Feierstein, and Paul Salem provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi’s first foreign trip to Egypt, the future threat posed by ISIS, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s AIPAC meeting in Washington, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Lebanon.

    Diaspora Activism in France and Italy and Tunisia’s Democratic Transition
    Tunisia Marks 8th Anniversary of the Revolution 1-14-19
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  • Diaspora Activism in France and Italy and Tunisia’s Democratic Transition

    Scholar Charles Tilly does not believe that social capital can, by itself, build democracy. In fact, according to Tilly, citizens lacking favorable environmental and historical conditions — even if highly engaged — cannot establish a democracy. If establishing democratic institutions is such an arduous task for citizens living under dictatorship, what political leverage do those living in the diaspora possess? This article explores how the Tunisian diasporas in Italy and France have sought to help implement the transition to democracy.

    March 19, 2019

    Monday Briefing: Iran's Rouhani heads to Baghdad
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  • Monday Briefing: Iran's Rouhani heads to Baghdad

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Randa Slim, Robert S. Ford, Marvin G. Weinbaum, James P. Farwell, Emadeddin Badi, Guney Yildiz, and Jean-François Seznec provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Baghdad, reconstruction efforts in Syria, the crackdown on militant Islamists in Pakistan, Iran’s cyber attack capabilities, upcoming elections in Libya, Turkish-Egyptian tensions, and Qatar’s $12B loan from bond markets.

    A thaw in Tunisian-Syrian relations
    Tunisian protestors wave their national and the Syrian flags on May 6, 2013.
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  • A thaw in Tunisian-Syrian relations

    Observers of political affairs in the Arab world are keeping a close eye on the upcoming Arab League summit, set to be held at the end of March in Tunis. Although Syria will not participate in the meeting, the question of when, or how, to bring Damascus in from the cold after an eight-year suspension from the body will be the most important issue on the agenda.

    February 28, 2019

    Monday Briefing: Egypt hosts first EU-Arab League summit
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  • Monday Briefing: Egypt hosts first EU-Arab League summit

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, contributors Mirette F. Mabrouk, Gerald Feierstein, Marvin G. Weinbaum, Przemysław Osiewicz, Grace Wermenbol, and W. Robert Pearson provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the EU-Arab League summit, the progress in US-Taliban talks, challenges to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s power, consequences of the Kashmir attack, and Turkey’s next steps in Syria.

    Everyday Violence and Security in Tunisia
    Security Forces | Ettadhamen Riot | Tunisia | 12/28/18
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  • Everyday Violence and Security in Tunisia

    Since the intensive campaign of civil resistance that culminated in the January 2011 ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after 24 years in power, Tunisia has undergone a political transition that has produced a new constitution, unharnessed civil society, and delivered much-needed political and economic reforms. Although the transition process has also included security sector reform (SSR), Tunisians remain insecure — subjected to a steady, unabated diet of everyday violence.   

    February 19, 2019

    Iran’s economic challenges reach a crisis point
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  • Iran’s economic challenges reach a crisis point

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Ahmad Majidyar, Mirette F. Mabrouk, and Hassan Mneimneh provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, a proposal for constitutional amendments in Egypt, and Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi’s first 100 days in office.

    Weekly Briefing: Failed Arab Economic Summit in Beirut underscores divisions
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  • Weekly Briefing: Failed Arab Economic Summit in Beirut underscores divisions

    In this week’s Weekly Briefing, contributors Paul Salem, Marvin G. Weinbaum, William Lawrence, Ruba Husari, and Jean-François Seznec provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the Arab Economic Summit held in Beirut this weekend, Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential elections, strikes in Tunisia, the Trump administration’s next steps on Iranian oil policy, and Saudi Aramco’s $10B bond issue.

    Weekly Briefing: Pompeo’s visit raises more questions than it answers
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  • Weekly Briefing: Pompeo’s visit raises more questions than it answers

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Gerald Feierstein, Paul Salem, Alex Vatanka, W. Robert Pearson, and Mirette F. Mabrouk provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to the Middle East, recent protests in Sudan, Iranian outreach to Baghdad, President Trump’s discussion with President Erdogan on treatment of the Kurds, and the first meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.

    January 15, 2019

    Saudi-Tunisian relations: Balancing fiscal support and foreign policy
    Tunisian President and Saudi Crown Prince meetings
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  • Saudi-Tunisian relations: Balancing fiscal support and foreign policy

    While Tunisia remains geographically and politically distant from Saudi Arabia, its economic troubles may offer an opportunity for the kingdom to leverage fiscal aid to secure stronger bilateral ties.

    December 10, 2018

    Monday Briefing: Russians launch air strikes after alleged gas attack
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  • Monday Briefing: Russians launch air strikes after alleged gas attack

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts discuss recent and upcoming events including Russian air strikes in Aleppo, the elections in Bahrain, the growing international interest in Egypt’s offshore energy finds, and the appointment of a new Afghan team of negotiators for peace talks.

    "Arab Shield 1": The birth of an Arab NATO?
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  • "Arab Shield 1": The birth of an Arab NATO?

    As naval, air, and ground units from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE conduct war games in western Egypt this month, many speculate that this could represent the birth of the so-called “Arab NATO.”

    November 13, 2018