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مصر: عام جديد ووقت للخيارات الصعبة
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  • مصر: عام جديد ووقت للخيارات الصعبة

    مثل الكثير من دول العالم، وقعت مصر في مُستنقع الجائحة في عام 2020. ومع ذلك، فإن قدرتها على إخراج نفسها من المُستنقع ستعتمد بشكل شبه كامل على حكومتها، وعلى الطريقة التي تختار بها مُعالجة مجموعة المُشكلات المُؤسسية التي كشفتها الجائحة.

    Political support, not terrorist designation, is key to moving forward in Yemen
    Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images
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  • Political support, not terrorist designation, is key to moving forward in Yemen

    Now is the time for a political reset in Yemen — and the United States must play an important role. This role must include encouraging all sides toward a more inclusive political process that reduces violence and raises Yemeni and international voices, and moves toward specific and achievable objectives over time. Solutions that purport to be either speedy or simple are, in fact, quite dangerous. To that point, the current administration’s consideration of designating Ansar Allah (the Houthi movement) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) will not help advance the United States or the other various participants in this conflict toward a durable strategic settlement.

    Palestinian refugees can no longer be sidelined
    A man cleans in a street near destroyed buildings in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk southern Damascus on November 1, 2018. - Former residents of the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk are desperately counting on help from abroad to help raise the once-bustling neighbourhood back out of the rubble.
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  • Palestinian refugees can no longer be sidelined

    On Dec. 3, MEI’s Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs convened a webinar on the future of Palestinian refugees and their place in the policy discourse following the election of President-elect Joe Biden and the departure of the Trump administration. Below is a summary of the major takeaways from the event, organized by topic.

    December 16, 2020

    2020 Year in Review
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  • 2020 Year in Review

    A look back at the year’s most important developments with analysis from Paul Salem, Alex Vatanka, Randa Slim, Gerald Feierstein, Gonul Tol, Jonathan M. Winer, Khaled Elgindy, Marvin G. Weinbaum, Mirette F. Mabrouk, Grace Wermenbol, Syed Mohammad Ali, Robert S. Ford, and Khaldoun Khelil.

    الجائحة والانكماش الاقتصادي والتحولات الجيوسياسية
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  • الجائحة والانكماش الاقتصادي والتحولات الجيوسياسية

    تميز عام 2020 في الشرق الأوسط بجائحة كوفيد-19، والتكلفة الاجتماعية والاقتصادية العميقة التي تتسبب فيها. والتحولات الإقليمية التي أحدثها تطبيع العلاقات بين إسرائيل وعدد من الدول العربية.

    December 14, 2020

    The Middle East and American Democracy’s Near-Death Experience
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  • The Middle East and American Democracy’s Near-Death Experience

    The fascination with the peaceful removal of leaders by a simple vote in the United States has always contrasted painfully with the inability of most Middle Eastern populations to do the same.

    December 8, 2020

    الجغرافيا السياسية وحقوق الإنسان في دائرة الضوء أثناء زيارة الرئيس السيسي لفرنسا
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  • الجغرافيا السياسية وحقوق الإنسان في دائرة الضوء أثناء زيارة الرئيس السيسي لفرنسا

    إعادة التفكير في الحقوق المدنية يجب أن يكون من أولويات الحكومة المصرية، لأسباب داخلية ودولية أيضا”.

    Special Briefing: The Trump administration’s potential last-minute Middle East policy moves
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  • Special Briefing: The Trump administration’s potential last-minute Middle East policy moves

    From Israel/Palestine and Lebanon to Iran and Afghanistan, there are a number of areas where the Trump administration may make policy moves before leaving office on Jan. 20. Experts from across MEI weigh in with their thoughts on what to watch out for over the next seven weeks.

    December 3, 2020

    Biden’s presidency cannot mean a return to the status quo for Palestinians
    Palestinians wave national flags as they march in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, calling for the cessation of divisions between Fatah and Hamas and the unification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, on January 12, 2019.
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  • Biden’s presidency cannot mean a return to the status quo for Palestinians

    On Nov. 17 and 19, MEI’s Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs convened a two-part series looking at the future of Palestinian politics and the Palestinian national movement. Below is a summary of Part 2, “Toward a Palestinian National Strategy,” which examined the efficacy of the Palestinian leadership’s current focus on a negotiated two-state settlement, as well as alternative visions and means of liberation, such as a one-state solution and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

    November 25, 2020

    Biden’s presidency indicates new opportunities for Palestinian politics
    A man waves a Palestinian flag while protesting.
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  • Biden’s presidency indicates new opportunities for Palestinian politics

    On Nov. 17 and 19, MEI’s Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs convened a two-part series looking at the future of Palestinian politics and the Palestinian national movement. Below is a summary of Part 1, “Reviving Palestinian Political Life,” which focused on issues such as national reconciliation, elections, succession, the future of institutions like the Palestinian Authority (PA), and reform of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

    November 24, 2020