The COVID-19 Pandemic in North Africa and the Middle East Archives

Drastic Measures: Coercive Enforcement and Economic Effects of Pandemic Suppression in Jordan

Allison Spencer Hartnett, Yale University; Ezzeldeen al-Natour, Independent Researcher; and Laith al-Ajlouni, Independent Researcher Introduction The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan…

Government, De Facto Authority and Rebel Governance in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Yemen

Eleonora Ardemagni, Italian Institute for International Political Studies Governments, de facto authorities and rebel-governed areas aspiring to “counterstate sovereignty”[1] all…

The Impact of Syria’s Fragmentation on COVID-19 Response

Jesse Marks, Tsinghua University and Schwarzman College Syria reported its first COVID-19 cases on March 15 — and has now…

Transparency and repression in Jordan’s response to COVID-19

Elizabeth K. Parker-Magyar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jordan’s relatively early and expansive measures to combat the coronavirus appear to have…

COVID-19: Lebanon’s Experience and Response

Carla B. Abdo-Katsipis, Wesleyan University The spread of COVID-19 and its consequences are unprecedented. As of April 5th, the virus…

Resilient Authoritarianism And Global Pandemics: Challenges In Egypt At The Time Of COVID-19

Lucia Ardovini, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs Egypt appears to be the worst-hit North African country by the COVID-19…

Framing Nationalism in times of a pandemic: The Case of Morocco

Yasmine Zarhloule, University of Oxford Morocco implemented strict measures as a means to curb national infection rates after the outbreak…

COVID in the Maghreb: Responses and Impacts

Yasmina Abouzzohour, Brookings Doha Center As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the Maghreb in March 2020, governments in Morocco, Algeria,…

A Resurgent Netanyahu? The Political and Constitutional Effects of COVID-19 in Israel

Brent E. Sasley, University of Texas at Arlington The first case of the novel coronavirus in Israel was confirmed on…

Israel: Politics and Identity in Coronavirus times

Ehud Eiran, University of Haifa and Stanford University The early phase of the Coronavirus spread in Israel in March 2020…