Research and Commentary

The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide

April 8, 2013, Geneive Abdo

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The Arab Spring Ain't Over

April 1, 2013, H.A. Hellyer

Back to the Beginning in the Middle East

February 19, 2013, Marvin Kalb

How Should President Obama Change U.S. Policy in the Middle East?

January 2013, Shadi Hamid

Youth Employment and Economic Transition in Tunisia

January 2013, Mongi Boughzala

The President's Fantasy Cabinet

January 21, 2013, Shadi Hamid

Big Bets and Black Swans: An Overview

January 18, 2013, Experts from Foreign Policy at Brookings

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Demand for Arab "Strongmen" Weaker Than Ever

January 18, 2013, Bessma Momani

The Next Chapter of Global Terrorism: New Realities Transcending Old 9/11 Paradigms

December 2012, Randall A. Blake

Through the Looking Glass: U.S. Energy Exports to the Middle East?

December 20, 2012, Kevin Massy

The Dangers of Popular Constitution-Making

December 3, 2012, William Partlett

Religion and Political Civility

November 2012, Peter Mandaville

A Less Nimble America in the Arab World

November 8, 2012, Daniel L. Byman

Obama’s Win Viewed from the Middle East

November 7, 2012, Ruth H. Santini

Water Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North Africa

November 2012, David Michel, Amit Pandya, Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Russell Sticklor and Sreya Panuganti

Supporting Arab Transitions: Four Challenges for the Next U.S. President

November 6, 2012, Tamara Cofman Wittes

Middle East Lost

November 5, 2012, Shadi Hamid

The Role of America in a Changing Arab World

November 5, 2012, Eid Mohamed

"No Bourgeoisie, No Democracy": Obama's Democratization Policy in the Middle East and North Africa (Nordafrika verdankt seine Revolutionen wesentlich den USA Obamas Genie)

October 25, 2012, Jonathan Laurence

Al Qaeda’s Resurgence

October 22, 2012, Bruce Riedel

Danish Agent Says He Provided Intel for U.S. Drone Attack That Killed Anwar al-Awlaki

October 9, 2012, Bruce Riedel

Three Key Challenges in Confronting the Arab Awakening

September 25, 2012, Tamara Cofman Wittes

The Challenge of a Reform Endowment

September 25, 2012, Raj M. Desai

Old Definitions Fail to Capture Arab Spring Complexities

September 24, 2012, Bessma Momani

A Preview of the 2012 UN General Assembly Meetings

September 20, 2012, Bruce Jones

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