Madawi AlRasheed | 14 September 2017
Twenty Islamists were arrested Sunday in Saudi Arabia for no reason that was obvious at the time. It later turned out to be a general clampdown that resulted in the detention of Sheikh Salman [...]
Huda Mzioudet | 11 August 2017
On January, 26, 2017, six Tunisians testified at the Truth and Dignity Commission in a public hearing session about the human rights abuses of the regime of Habib Bourguiba. The symbolic date marked the 39th [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 12 June 2017
On 5 June 2017, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt, in marked succession, cut diplomatic relations with Qatar. Within a matter of hours, it became clear that this was not simply a move to sever ties
M. Tahir Kilavuz | 02 May 2017 | TR
The authoritarian Algerian regime faced a democratization attempt and a civil war in the 1990s, but since that time the regime has been characterized by its robustness and stability.
Intissar Kherigi | 30 March 2017 | TR
Arab states are among the most centralized in the world. A centralized political and economic model concentrates power in central government and capitals, driving massive rural-to-urban migration, widening inequalities between regions and undermining social cohesion and stability.
Intissar Kherigi | 08 September 2016 | AR | TR
The Ennahdha Party Tenth National Congress, attended by 1,185 party delegates from across Tunisia and overseas, was a keenly anticipated moment in Tunisia’s political calendar. One particular issue has intrigued observers
Galip Dalay | 23 August 2016 | AR
On August 20, a suicide bomber, reportedly aged between 12 and 14, carried out a deadly attack at a wedding party in the southeast city of Gaziantep in Turkey. The Islamic State of Iraq and the [...]
Omar Ashour | 01 August 2016 | TR
On the night of 15 July 2016, Turkey witnessed its bloodiest coup attempt in the history of the Republic. The very essence and symbols of Turkish democracy came under bombardment for the first time. But despite its brutality and seriousness,
Omer Aslan | 31 July 2016 | TR
On July 15th a group of soldiers inside the Turkish military—ordinarily an expert executioner of military coups d’état - carried out the seventh coup attempt in Turkey’s checkered history.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 27 July 2016
Executive Summary On July 15th a group of soldiers inside the Turkish military—ordinarily an expert executioner of military coups d’état through the usual the chain of command—carried out the seventh coup attempt in Turkey’s checkered [...]
