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…