Revisiting Lebanon: Dual Crises Linger Long After Beirut Explosion
On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion shook Beirut, Lebanon. Viral videos of the blast circulated around the world, triggering a global outpouring of sympathy ...
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A Means to End Nuclear Proliferation: An Argument for U.S. Recommitment to an Iran Nuclear Deal
The City of Music is set to host a round of negotiations on a potential return to the magnum opus of nuclear agreements next week. Vienna, Austria’s capital cit...
Seeking like a State: Hamas’ Relationship with its Government Sponsors
Introduction Why do some terror organizations seek state sponsorship? Although the risks of cooperation for both terror organizations and states ar...
Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean: Turkey Clashes with Neighbors Over Offshore Gas Reserves
Introduction Tensions are rising in the eastern Mediterranean as Cyprus, Turkey, and Greece clash over access to significant offshore gas reserves.[1] Turkey ha...
Exploring the Police-Military Relationship in Pakistan and the United States
On the surface, the arrest of Muhammad Safdar—a political dissenter who happens to be the son-in-law of the exiled ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif—appears to be ...
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh – Genocide, Resistance, and Revelations for Today
Written by: Yicheng Zhang, Tufts University ’21 The novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh was written by the Austrian-Jewish writer Franz Werfel in ...
Mounting tensions in the Middle East Following U.S. Killing of High-ranking Iranian Military leader
Written by: Jamari O’Neal, Hampton University Qasseem Soleimani On Friday, January 3, 2020, missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport killing seve...
Iranian Nationalism during the Constitutional Revolution
The Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911 brought major shifts to Iranian society, the reverberations of which remain evident today. This paper examine...
Briefing: Lebanese Economic Protests
Middle East and North Africa Desk Written by: Since Thursday, October 17, protests have been raging across Lebanon. Here’s what you need to know: What is happen...
The Dominant Male Perspective in Sexual Violence Laws: A Radical Feminist Critique of The Lebanese Penal Code
Global Issue 2019 Written by: Natasha Mouawad, American University of Beirut Introduction Jurisprudence represents a constant and sincere attempt to provid...