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Domestic Political Chaos Is Not the Only Thing Happening in Iraq

Daniel Serwer·

13 September 2022

True allies? An examination of Sino-Russo-Iranian relations

Dr. John Calabrese·

23 November 2021

Why Iran Doubts Joe Biden's Jerusalem Declaration

Farhad Rezaei·

Opinion

Youth Activism in Libya since 2011: Reflections & Challenges

7 March 2022 21 August 2022

Political Analysis

Yemen: From Bad to Worse

16 March 2021 24 August 2022

Political Analysis

Women’s Status in Iranian Politics and Governance: Past, Present, and Future

17 March 2022 21 August 2022

Political Analysis

Women and Leadership in the MENA Region

14 December 2020 21 August 2022

Political Analysis

The Shaping of the Persian Gulf Security Order

Dr. Javad Heiran-Nia 22 August 2022

Iraq’s Educational System: History and Rebuilding Process Post-Daesh

Shakir Muhammad Usman 2 July 2022

Ideological Pillars of the Kremlin’s Influence in the Sahel

Dr. Tatiana Smirnova 2 July 2022

Kuwait: Independence, State Formation, and Survival

S. Süha Çubukçuoğlu 16 June 2022

Obstacles Before the Human Development of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Emre Yavuz 3 June 2022

Kuwait: The Lynchpin in the Northern Gulf

Dr. Roby C. Barrett 17 May 2022

Political Analysis

Domestic Political Chaos Is Not the Only Thing Happening in Iraq

It appears that calm has returned to Iraq after the reported intervention of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the country’s chief and widely respected Shia cleric. In

Daniel Serwer 13 September 2022

Strategy

Deploy All the Instruments of Statecraft, Not Just the Military Ones

Ambassador Gordon Gray 2 July 2022

Iran’s drone factory in Tajikistan: A boon for Russia or a challenge?

Agha Hussain 27 June 2022

Kuwait: Independence, State Formation, and Survival

S. Süha Çubukçuoğlu 16 June 2022

Russia-Ukraine Crisis and the Turkish Straits

S. Süha Çubukçuoğlu 3 June 2022

Will the Ukraine Crisis Lead to an Opening in US-Iran Relations?

Dr. Javad Heiran-Nia 25 April 2022

The Arab Gulf and the Joint Strike Fighter: Prestige versus Priorities

Dr. Roby C. Barrett 27 January 2022

Strategy

Why Iran Doubts Joe Biden’s Jerusalem Declaration

The Jerusalem Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership commits the United States and its top Middle East allies “to use all elements of their national power to

Farhad Rezaei 22 August 2022

Opinion

Opinion

Why Hamas’ Russian diplomacy initiative could bother Israel

Agha Hussain 8 August 2022

Deploy All the Instruments of Statecraft, Not Just the Military Ones

Ambassador Gordon Gray 2 July 2022

Obstacles Before the Human Development of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Emre Yavuz 3 June 2022

Youth Activism in Libya since 2011: Reflections & Challenges

Malak Altaeb 7 March 2022

Prospects for Japan-Middle East Relations in the Coming Age of Decarbonisation

Takashi Mitsuka 8 December 2021

The Middle East Still Matters – Even for Global Britain

Dr. Tobias Borck 31 October 2021

Biden, Raisi and Iran’s Nuclear File

Alex Vatanka 18 October 2021

Social Analysis

Social Analysis

“With Education You Can Face Every Struggle”: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan – Part Three: The Gender Problem

Dr. Lynn Rose 25 May 2022

“With Education You Can Face Every Struggle”: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan – Part Two: Beyond Knowledge

Dr. Lynn Rose 31 March 2022

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book Review – “Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey” by Elise Massicard

Marc Martorell Junyent 21 August 2022

Book Review: “Oil Crisis in Iran: From Nationalism to Coup d’Etat” by Ervand Abrahamian

Marc Martorell Junyent 2 July 2022

Book Review: “Transitional Justice in Process: Plans and Politics in Tunisia” by Mariam Salehi

Marc Martorell Junyent 31 March 2022

Book Review: “Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East since the First World War” by T.G. Fraser

Marc Martorell Junyent 13 January 2022

Book Review: ”The Making of Eurasia: Competition and Cooperation Between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia” by Moritz Pieper

Marc Martorell Junyent 8 December 2021

Book Review: “Negotiating Survival: Civilian-Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan” by Ashley Jackson

Marc Martorell Junyent 8 November 2021

“Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World” by Tom Burgis

Shlomo Roiter Jesner 10 May 2021

Interviews

Sino-Algerian Relations: Past and Present – An Interview with Dr Lina Benabdallah

Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom 8 December 2021

The Arab Spring: Past, Present, and Future – A Conversation with Paul Salem

Jemima Baar 10 May 2021

John Simpson: Around the World in Fifty Years

Alex Manzoor 4 March 2020

“A Different Partnership for Cyprus”: In Conversation with Professor Kudret Özersay

Darren Wong 5 February 2020

“Sectarianism and Post-Sectarianism in Theory and Practice” – In Conversation with Professor Bassel F. Salloukh

Joseph Hearn 29 January 2020

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Political Analysis

Domestic Political Chaos Is Not the Only Thing Happening in Iraq

Daniel Serwer 13 September 2022

Strategy

Why Iran Doubts Joe Biden’s Jerusalem Declaration

Farhad Rezaei 22 August 2022

Political Analysis

The Shaping of the Persian Gulf Security Order

Dr. Javad Heiran-Nia 22 August 2022

Book Reviews

Book Review – “Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey” by Elise Massicard

Marc Martorell Junyent 21 August 2022

Political Analysis

Can Lebanon and Israel avoid war by solving their maritime border dispute?

Adnan Nasser 21 August 2022

Opinion

Why Hamas’ Russian diplomacy initiative could bother Israel

Agha Hussain 8 August 2022

Economics and Finance

Climate Change and the Electric Future: Key Trends and Likely Winners

Leah Sherwood 2 July 2022

Economics and Finance

Economic Relations Between Israel and the Gulf States

Liudmila Samarskaia 2 July 2022

Economics and Finance

Will OPEC+ Survive Beyond September 2022?

Nikolay Kozhanov 2 July 2022

Economics and Finance

Chinese Reconstruction Investment in Iraq and How It Is Being Misunderstood

Dr. Tang Tianbo 2 July 2022

OpinionStrategy

Deploy All the Instruments of Statecraft, Not Just the Military Ones

Ambassador Gordon Gray 2 July 2022

Political Analysis

Iraq’s Educational System: History and Rebuilding Process Post-Daesh

Shakir Muhammad Usman 2 July 2022

Economics and Finance

Non-security Challenges to Libya’s Economy

Hafed Al Ghwell 2 July 2022

Political Analysis

Ideological Pillars of the Kremlin’s Influence in the Sahel

Dr. Tatiana Smirnova 2 July 2022

Book Reviews

Book Review: “Oil Crisis in Iran: From Nationalism to Coup d’Etat” by Ervand Abrahamian

Marc Martorell Junyent 2 July 2022

Introduction

Economics and Rebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa

Manara Magazine Editorial Team 2 July 2022

Published by the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF) in Cambridge, England.

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Domestic Political Chaos Is Not the Only Thing Happening in Iraq

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Book Review – “Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey” by Elise Massicard

Can Lebanon and Israel avoid war by solving their maritime border dispute?

Why Hamas’ Russian diplomacy initiative could bother Israel

Climate Change and the Electric Future: Key Trends and Likely Winners

Economic Relations Between Israel and the Gulf States

Will OPEC+ Survive Beyond September 2022?

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