Articles inside the category: Think Tank Reports
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Friday, 10 Feb, 2012
The Maliki Dilemma
The National Interest
1 February 2012
Kenneth M.Pollack
There may be new hope for stability in Iraq’s political future with the recent changes in the country. However, this may not be at all enough to guarantee it will endure. In Kenneth Pollack’s view, even if the changes are good news, they may simply be a “lull.”
Speaking about the recent decision by the largely Sunni Al-Iraqiya party to end its boycott of parliament, the contributing editor of The N...
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Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012
Securing the Arab Revolutions: Opportunities and Dangers
Wadah Khanfar, chaired by Mehdi Hasan
SOAS
Wadah Khanfar defined the Arab Spring as the uprising not only of the people but also of a new version of democracy. In a conference organised by the Middle East Monitor, the former Director of Al-Jazeera said the social media have given people direct power over governments, creating what he defines as a “2.0 Democracy.” The senior journalist said that people began to realize...
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Friday, 13 Jan, 2012
A Democratic Future for Yemen
Tawakul Karman, chaired by Ginny Hill
Chatham House
“With you we will build a new world,” Karman told the London audienc...
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Friday, 23 Dec, 2011
Nuclear Fatwa: Religion and Politics in Iran’s Proliferation Strategy
Michael Eisenstadt and Mehdi Khalaji
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Because the su...
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Turkey and the Middle East
Internal Confidence, External Assertiveness
Chatham House Briefing Paper
Fadi Hakura, November 2011
During a transitional period for the Midd...
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Friday, 11 Nov, 2011
Failing Oversight: Iraq’s Unchecked Government
International Crisis Group
Middle East Report N°113, 26 September 2011
Since 2008, the Iraqi state has appeared s...
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Monday, 24 Oct, 2011
Rivals – Iran vs. Saudi Arabia
Christopher Boucek and Karim Sadjadpour
Q&A September 20, 2011
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The uprisings in ...
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Learning from Libya: The Right Lessons for NATO
Damon M. Wilson
Issue brief, Atlantic Council
Aug 16, 2011
Damien M. Wilson, the Executive Vice President and author...
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Friday, 23 Sep, 2011
The Strategic Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Operational and Policy Implications
Marine Corps University
Michael Eisenstadt
August 2011
Almost the entir...
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Libya: Policy Options for Transition
18 August 2011
Chatham House, Middle East and North Africa Programme
When Chatham House held this 18 August discussion on the transiti...
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