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Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Constitution, Wine in Lebanon, and Iraq’s Provinces

Reading selections for the weekend of January 13, 2017.

<p>A Syrian labourer gathers grapes at Chateau Kefraya in Lebanon&#8217;s Bekaa Valley at the end of the harvest (Jamal Saidi/Reuters).</p>
A Syrian labourer gathers grapes at Chateau Kefraya in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley at the end of the harvest (Jamal Saidi/Reuters).

By experts and staff

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  • Steven A. CookCFR Expert
    Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Michael Daventry tracks the voting progress on eighteen amendments to Turkey’s constitution as the so-called “executive presidency” bill makes its way through the Turkish legislature.

Victor Argo explores wine-making in Lebanon as an expression of national identity.

Mustafa Habib finds that Iraq’s provincial councils are becoming a dangerous battleground between rival political actors.