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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 8, 2015
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Weekend Reading: A Return to Idlib, Secular Politics in Egypt, and al-Qaeda in Syria
Ahmad al-Akla writes about people’s return to rebel-controlled Idlib, Syria. A new party in Egypt calls for a secular constitution. Juan Cole discusses how recent shifts in Syria are driven by Turk…
June 5, 2015
Iraq
Weekend Reading: Debunking Iraq’s Myth, Demolishing History in Egypt, and Biking Syria’s Civil War
Sara Pursley, in a two-part report on Jadaliyya, debunks the myth of Iraq as an artificial state. Mahmoud Riad protests the demolition of the National Democratic Party’s headquarters in Cairo. Ahma…
May 25, 2016
Iran
No Surprise in Another Hard-Liner Victory in Iran
When the nuclear agreement with Iran was signed last year, one of the arguments for it was that it would help "moderates" in Tehran. And when Iran held parliamentary elections and elections for the c…
September 6, 2013
Egypt
Voices From the Region: Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Bahrain
“Obama will strike for the people...The regime also are fighting for the people, and the opposition is fighting for the people. And the people are damned.” –Abdelkader, a municipal employee from Raqq…
September 20, 2014
Egypt
Weekend Reading: Surveillance in Egypt, Inside ISIS, and Peace in Libya
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports on the mysteries surrounding Egypt’s new surveillance system. Rozh Ahmad interviews a former member of ISIS. Thalia Beaty evaluates the efforts of the United N…
