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Morocco, the Declining Popularity of the Governing Islamists
Two Scandals Have Shaken the
JDP
Omar Brouksy
Unlocking Europe’s Syrian straitjacket
Alex Simon
The
EU
is in urgent need of a Syria policy that looks beyond the chimera of a negotiated transition. Rather than grasping for means toward this implausible end, a sound approach would prioritize bolstering those assets Syrian (...)
Iran’s Resistance to
US
Sanctions
Camille Najm
On 5 November 2018, following their withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, the United States imposed sanctions on Iran, “the strongest in history.” In reaction, Iran has activated its (...)
Central Asia: Have the Taliban Become Respectable?
Régis Genté
For a long time, the Taliban terrified the former Soviet republics of Central Asia,which were Muslim but marked by their secular past. However, with the threat of
ISIS
looming on the horizon and the imminent (...)
Turkey-Tunisia, Two Experiences of “Islamist Power”
Bayram Balci
The new century has seen the rise to power of political parties of the Islamist persuasion, both in Turkey and the Arab world. The most successful examples are the Turkish Justice and (...)
How Israel Manipulates the Struggle Against Anti-Semitism
Bertrand Heilbronn, Dominique Vidal
As is shown by Benyamin Netanyahu’s flirtation with the far right in Europe, the Israeli government and many of its fans are not really interested in the wholly justified struggle against (...)
Reporting
In Morocco, Two Years After the Hirak Protests, the Ordeal of the Prisoners’ Families
Lina Rhrissi
Every other Wednesday, the mothers, wives and sisters of the last 39 Hirak protestors still jailed in Casablanca travel 1200 kilometres from the (...)
Israeli Networks of Influence in Brussels: Behind the Scenes
Grégory Mauzé
Second only to Washington as a scene for lobbying activities, the seat of
EU
institutions is a favourite target of the pressure groups defending the interests of the Israeli government. Their (...)
Syria. Schooling in War-Torn Country
Élisabeth Longuenesse
The war which has been raging in Syria for nearly eight years now has had one dramatic consequence which is largely ignored: the collapse of the school system, depriving huge numbers of children of any education whatsoever. The (...)
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