Who are These “Jihadists” Who Are Defeating the French Army in the Sahel? Rémi Carayol, September 2019 The French army is bogged down in the Sahel. Despite its occasional victory communiqués, the fighting has spread to more countries in the region. These failures (…) Tunisia. Presidential Election in a Fog Thierry Brésillon, September 2019 There is tension in the air with the start of the presidential campaign. Seldom has an election seemed so open. In choosing their president, Tunisians will also be defining his institutional role. Anyone who can name the next (…) Tourism in Turkey at the Mercy of Security Issues Néhémie Strupler, September 2019 With its beautiful monuments, landscapes, seashores and grandiose archaeologic sites, the Sublime Porte has, for the last fifteen years considerably stepped up its efforts to develop mass tourism. These were (…) Who Owns Jerusalem? Suleiman Mourad, August 2019 Since Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem in 1967, the issue of “ownership” of the city has been a bitter conflict between the Palestinian and Israeli communities. It has major political, religious, social and legal consequences. In recent decades, many Israeli (…) Yemen. A Misleading Withdrawal From the Emirates Helen Lackner , August 2019 The United Arab Emirates has announced the withdrawal of its forces from Yemen. But behind the statements, there is a desire to find a new strategy to emerge from an endless war, which is not without tensions with (…) Books Jean-Paul Sartre and Arab Existentialism: Ships that Passed in the Night Sarra Grira , August 2019 Yoav Di-Capua teaches history at Princeton University. At the end of 2018 he published No Exit: Arab Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre and Decolonization in which he (…) Occupied Palestine. Promoting Tourism in the Settlements Anna Mutelet, Annabelle Martella, August 2019 Israeli settlers have gotten into the habit of playing host to visiting tourists. But this facade of hospitality conceals a political goal: prettify the image of the colonies and the occupation. (…) Lebanon. A Hateful Crusade against Syrian and Palestinian Refugees Anna Mukhamedov, August 2019 The attacks by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, on Syrian refugees are part of a racist escalation in Lebanon. The political class is looking for (…) Egyptian Opposition Struggles to Overcome its Divisions Against the Backdrop of Merciless Repression Chérif Ayman, July 2019 The repression of political forces in Egypt has reached an unprecedented level of ferocity. However, the divisions between the various currents, (…) Once Again, Lebanon Is on a Financial Tightrope Sibylle Rizk, July 2019 Ordered by the CEDRE conference to reform their economy, Lebanese leaders settle for cosmetic and superficial changes likely to lead to a major crisis. The Lebanese Parliament finally voted on the 2019 budget in (…) Turkey Faces the “Perfidy” of the West Timothy Reno , July 2019 The White House has informed Turkey that it will not deliver the F-35 fighters that Ankara has funded. This episode is reminiscent of a 1914 precedent, when the British seized two ultra-modern battleships that (…) From Algeria to Sudan, a New Lease of Life for Arab Springs Hicham Alaoui , July 2019 What is happening in Sudan and Algeria is not a repetition of Arab springs, but a wave that learns from the lessons and mistakes of the past. The protests in Algeria and Sudan resume the Arab (…) 0 | ... | 324 | 336 | 348 | 360 | 372 | 384 | 396 | 408 | 420 | ... | 552