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Syria The Hope and Challenges of Mediation
Syria: The Hope and Challenges of Mediation

The civil war in Syria continues to devastate social and political structures, precipitating floods of refugees and...

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Impact of the New Zero Problems Policy and the
The Impact of the “New” Zero Problems Policy and the Arab Spring on the Relations between Turkey and Lebanese Factions

As the Arab Spring unfolds, a new power configuration is emerging in the Middle East. Turkey is at the center of the new...

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Turkey and the Arab Spring Leadership in the Middle East
Turkey and the Arab Spring Leadership in the Middle East

Some 15 to 20 years from today, it will be illuminating to examine how academic and policy circles read the period from...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The New Era in Turkish Foreign Policy Critiques and Challenges
The New Era in Turkish Foreign Policy: Critiques and Challenges

This article examines the critiques directed at Turkish foreign policy during the AK Party administration. There are three...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

EU-Turkey Relations in the Context of the Middle East after
EU-Turkey Relations in the Context of the Middle East after the Arab Spring*

This paper discusses EU-Turkey relations with a specific reference to regional developments in the Middle East after the...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Arab Spring s Effect on Kurdish Political Fortunes
The “Arab Spring’s” Effect on Kurdish Political Fortunes

The Arab Spring offered Kurdish political actors in the region significant opportunities to advance their goals....

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Palestine After the Arab Spring
Palestine After the Arab Spring

Many expected the Arab uprisings to strengthen official and popular Arab support for Palestinian self-determination, and,...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

The Demise of the Authoritarian Bargain in the Arab Middle
The Demise of the Authoritarian Bargain in the Arab Middle East

This paper conceives of the Arab Spring as a leap forward that has relegated the established order to the status of a...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North
State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa

Christie and Masad analyze the role of State Formation and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by...

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Lineages of Revolt Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle
Lineages of Revolt Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East

The Arab spring has wakened enormous interest in the political economy of the Middle East with analysis pouring from a...

Thursday, October 1, 2015


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