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Public Opinion on Iraq and the Elasticity of Reality
What drove American public support for the war in Iraq? In a major new study published in International Organization, Matthew…
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The July 2010 issue of World Politics features an article by Melani Cammett and Sukriti Issar of Brown University, “Bricks…
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POMEPS held its inaugural conference “The Future of Middle East Political Science” at the George Washington University, May 17-18, 2010.…
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by Marc Lynch Institute for Middle East Studies, Department of Political Science and Elliott School of International Affairs; George Washington…
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May’s Featured Book: Jihad in Saudi Arabia: Violence and Pan-Islamism since 1979 by Thomas Hegghammer Saudi Arabia, homeland of Osama…
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