By Curtis R. Ryan, Appalachian State University *This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014.…
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By Mark Tessler, University of Michigan and Michael Robbins, Princeton University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings…
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By Quinn Mecham, Brigham Young University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014…
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By Clement M. Henry, University of Texas at Austin * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop,…
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By Daniel Brumberg, Georgetown University * This memo was prepared for “The Arab Uprisings Explained” workshop, October 2-3, 2014. Any…
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The Arab Uprisings Explained: New Contentious Politics in the Middle East, edited by Marc Lynch and published this fall 2014…
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#40 — October 21, 2014. The George Washington University’s Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science,…
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The University of Southern California and the Project on Middle East Political Science invite proposals to participate in the Rethinking Nation…
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The Making of the Tunisian Revolution: Contexts, Architects, Prospects (Edinburgh University Press), edited by Nouri Gana, is a multidisciplinary collection…
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Panelists discuss the insurgency in Syria, the organizational problems of the Syrian opposition and how will these challenges shape the conflict…
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