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Israeli repression links the violence in Gaza and Jerusalem
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  • Commentary
  • Israeli repression links the violence in Gaza and Jerusalem

    Even as it pays lip service to a two-state solution, the international community—particularly the United States—has largely acquiesced to the Israeli-imposed status quo in Gaza and East Jerusalem by exempting both areas from the political and diplomatic process.

    May 14, 2021

    Expert Views: The Biden administration and the Middle East: Reflecting on the first 100 days
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  • Analysis
  • Expert Views: The Biden administration and the Middle East: Reflecting on the first 100 days

    At the end of Joe Biden’s first 100 days as president of the United States, where do things stand when it comes to U.S. policy toward the Middle East and North Africa? We asked experts and scholars from across MEI to weigh in with their thoughts on the changes we’ve seen so far, the new challenges that have emerged, and what we know about the administration’s key priorities for the region. 

    How America Can Advance Egyptian Human Rights
  • Commentary
  • How America Can Advance Egyptian Human Rights

    The Biden administration should play a key role in building a stronger Egypt where human-rights abuses are both rare and addressed by pushing back against the potential for any new regime.

    April 27, 2021

    What does the transition in Chad mean for Middle Eastern regional powers?
    (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Analysis
  • What does the transition in Chad mean for Middle Eastern regional powers?

    On April 20, Chadian President Idriss Déby was killed by Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebels in the country’s northwestern Tibesti region. The sudden death of Déby, who seized power in Chad via a military coup in December 1990 and was re-elected on April 11 with 79.3% of the vote, risks plunging Chad into a state of prolonged instability.

    April 26, 2021

    The road ahead for Libya
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • The road ahead for Libya

    Jonathan Winer and Mirette Mabrouk join host Alistair Taylor to discuss Libya’s new interim government, the complex regional and international dynamics at play, and what Libya’s future might look like.

    April 16, 2021