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Transnational Diffusion and Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa
The papers in this series grew out of an international workshop co-sponsored by the International Diffusion and Cooperation of Authoritarian…
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Watch POMEPS director Marc Lynch discuss his new book, “The New Arab Wars: Anarchy and Uprising in the Middle East,”…
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The story of the Arab uprisings of 2010-11 has typically been told as a series of loosely related national stories, happening simultaneously but whose successes and failures were essentially determined by internal factors. Over the last few years, political scientists have made great progress evaluating the success or failure of each country’s uprising in terms of country-specific qualities such as types of domestic institutions, the nature of opposition movements, the wise or poor decisions made by leaders and access to oil revenues. The comparative politics literature on the uprisings has demonstrated real theoretical progress, sophisticated empirical analysis and useful—if too often ignored—policy advice.
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Turkey’s Democratic Struggles POMEPS Briefing 26 — June 17, 2015 On June 7, Turkish voters denied a majority to the…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Studies 14: Rethinking Nation and Nationalism
Rethinking Nation and Nationalism POMEPS Studies 14 — June 2, 2015 You couldn’t swing a dead imperialist last summer without hitting…
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Iran and the Nuclear Deal POMEPS Studies 13 — April 29, 2015 The April 2 announcement in Lausanne of a…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Studies 11 – The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State
The Arab Thermidor: The Resurgence of the Security State POMEPS Studies 11 — February 27, 2015 It is sometimes hard to…
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In 2011 uprisings broke out across the Middle East and North Africa, where people took to the streets demanding increased…
Continue ReadingPOMEPS Studies 10: Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Reflections on the Arab Uprisings POMEPS Studies 10 — November 17, 2014 ‘Tis the season to reflect upon the course…
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