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Politics of the Middle East

In this channel, you will find summaries on the Middle East, its history, its issues and its prospects.

Summaries

8 Article

Turkey, you were doing so well!
An economic success story runs off the rails.
Noah Smith
Noah Smith, 2022
7 Article

Iran’s Real Enemy in Syria
At a time of economic hardship, Tehran has provided billions of dollars to help Assad crush Islamist rebels. The question is why.
Karim Sadjadpour
The Atlantic, 2018
7 Article

Saudi Arabia’s royals are readying a revolution from above
Zvi Mazel
GIS, 2018
8 Article

How the U.S. Is Making the War in Yemen Worse
Nicolas Niarchos
The New Yorker, 2018
7 Book

Iran
What Everyone Needs to Know
Michael Axworthy
Oxford UP, 2017
7 Video

Iran in the World
Hassan Rouhani
World Economic Forum, 2014
7 Article

Israel and the US
Divergent views over Iran's nuclear threat
Jonathan Paris
GIS, 2012
8 Book

The Road to Democracy in Iran
Akbar Ganji
MIT Press, 2008
7 Book

Iran on the Brink
Rising Workers and Threats of War
Andreas Malm and Shora Esmailian
Pluto Press, 2007
7 Book

Inheriting Syria
Bashar's Trial by Fire
Flynt Leverett
Brookings Institution Press, 2005
8 Article

MBS Wants Saudi Arabia Fund to Reach $2 Trillion in Assets
The crown prince’s ambitious plan for the Public Investment Fund would change the kingdom’s dependence on oil while creating the world’s largest pool of institutional money, but questions remain.
Randy Diamond
Chief Investment Officer, 2021
7 Book

Beyond Sunni and Shia
The Roots of Sectarianism in a Changing Middle East
Frederic Wehrey
Oxford UP, 2018