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The Key to Understanding the Arab Spring
Middle East Institute
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  • The Key to Understanding the Arab Spring

    This Opinion was first published on Reuters.com on October 11, 2012

    Assertions and opinions in this policy paper are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.

     

    October 12, 2012

    After Benghazi: Diplomacy With a State; War Within
    Middle East Institute
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  • After Benghazi: Diplomacy With a State; War Within

    This article was first published by The Huffington Post on October 2, 2012

    Assertions and opinions in this publication are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.

    October 2, 2012

    Illegal Migration in Libya after the Arab Spring
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  • Illegal Migration in Libya after the Arab Spring

    Libya, the third largest country in the African continent (1.75 million km²), shares 4,400 km of border with six other countries, four of which are Arab countries. It has a vast coastal area on the Mediterranean (nearly 2,000 km). For such a large country, its population density is very thin — there are barely six million inhabitants.

    September 18, 2012

    Slain U.S. Ambassador Thrived On Tough Assignments
    Middle East Institute
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  • Slain U.S. Ambassador Thrived On Tough Assignments

    This story first appeared on NPR.com on September 12, 2012

    Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a very special diplomat. He made a career of going to difficult places and insisting that he witness tumultuous events firsthand.

    September 12, 2012

    Introduction to Migration and the Mashreq
    Middle East Institute
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  • Introduction to Migration and the Mashreq

    The first volume of the migration and the Arab World series dealt primarily with the trends in, consequences of, and policy responses to labor migration in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states since the “oil boom” period of the 1970s. This volume focuses on the countries of the Mashreq (i.e., Egypt and the Levant) as source and destination countries for various migrant groups, dating from the late 19th century up to the present day.

    September 6, 2012

    Israeli-Palestinian Peace: The Palestinian Refugee Challenge
    Middle East Institute
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  • Israeli-Palestinian Peace: The Palestinian Refugee Challenge

    Of the four core issues to resolve for an Israeli-Palestinian peace (security, borders/settlements, Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees) it is the refugee question that gets the least attention by non-specialists.  And it is the core issue least addressed publically in detail by Israeli and Palestinian leaders.  

    September 5, 2012

    Orientalism's Wake: The Ongoing Politics of a Polemic
    Middle East Institute
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  • Orientalism's Wake: The Ongoing Politics of a Polemic

    Originally posted September 2009

    Edward W. Said, who passed away at the age of 67 on September 25, 2003, was a towering “public intellectual” — a man of extraordinary erudition, a path-breaking scholar, and a passionate activist.

    Said was a man of many interests, talents, and accomplishments — pianist, opera critic, newspaper columnist, popular essayist, television celebrity, and public lecturer. From 1963 until his death, he was Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.

    August 16, 2012