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Middle East and North Africa

Islamism Is Ready for a Comeback

The death of political Islam in the Middle East has been greatly exaggerated.

Article by Steven A. Cook March 29, 2022 Middle East Program
Territorial Disputes

Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African Disputes

Francesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. O…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition March 4, 2021 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa

Blunt Dealmaking in Morocco Highlights U.S. Disregard for African Affairs

Too often, the Trump Administration’s engagement with Africa has been characterized by insults and neglect. In their final days in office, Administration officials have doubled down on that posture, …

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 11, 2020 Africa in Transition

Middle East and North Africa

What Morocco’s Agreement With Israel Means for the Wider Middle East

With six Arab states having established relations with Israel, a new Middle East is taking shape. But the diplomatic progress, facilitated by the Trump administration’s compensation to those states, has its limits.

In Brief by Philip H. Gordon December 11, 2020 Middle East Program
Morocco

Women This Week: Morocco’s #MeToo Moment

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering October 26 to November 2, was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington and Ao Yin.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein November 5, 2018 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Increasing Equality in India

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering September 20 to Septembe 27, was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington, Rebecca Hughes and Alexandra Bro.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein September 27, 2018 Women Around the World

Women and Women's Rights

Corruption, Gender Inequality, and the MeToo Movement

Research shows that corruption hinders development and reinforces inequality. Yet anti-corruption efforts generally fail to recognize and address the impact corruption has on women’s lives. When wome…

Event with Marwa Fatafta and Nancy Hendry June 12, 2018 Women and Foreign Policy Program
Women and Women's Rights

Women Around the World: This Week

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering February 18 to February 27, was compiled with support from Alexandra Bro and Anne Connell.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein February 27, 2018 Women and Foreign Policy Program
Iran

Weekend Reading: Iran's Foreign Policy, Egyptian Dystopian Literature, and Protests in Morocco

Reading selections for the weekend of July 21, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook July 21, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Syria

Weekend Reading: The Taxi Drivers of Damascus, Women’s Prisons in Egypt, and Morocco’s Meteorite Trade

Reading selections for the weekend of March 10, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook March 10, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Middle East and North Africa

Weekend Reading: Liberal Arts in the Middle East, Morocco’s Durability, and Lebanon’s New President

Reading selections for the weekend of November 4, 2016.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook November 4, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Morocco

What to Watch at the Climate Conference in Marrakech

At climate talks in Morocco, negotiators will try to move forward on issues left unresolved by the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, developed and developing countries still remain far apart on major issues, write CFR’s Varun Sivaram and Sagatom Saha.

Expert Brief by Varun Sivaram November 2, 2016
Libya

Weekend Reading: Libyan Music, Gazan Tunnels, and Moroccan Politics

Reading selections for the weekend of October 22, 2016.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook October 22, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Morocco

Weekend Reading: Morocco’s Amazigh, Istanbul’s Rent, and the Teacher of al-Minya

Reading selections for the weekend of September 23, 2016.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook September 23, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Morocco

Thinking Bureaucratically about Benghazi

There have been many analyses of former Secretary of State Clinton’s testimony this week about Benghazi, but most are political. Here’s a bureaucratic analysis. Mrs. Clinton’s critics claim that she…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams October 23, 2015 Pressure Points