Getting the Insight Out
On January 30, 2022, Israeli President Issac Herzog visited the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to celebrate the Israeli national day at the Israeli Pavilion of Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair. More
At the heart of the matter is the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, a city known for its multi-ethnic heritage of Kurds, Turkmens, Arabs, and Assyrians. The Iraqi state and the More
Over the past fifteen years, the United Arab Emirates have embraced a novel approach to urban development. This approach is based on the promotion of renewable energy infrastructure and sustainably More
In an address on public television on February 1st, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi sympathetically appealed directly to anti-government protesters occupying Tahrir Square, aiming to signal the beginning of a new chapter More
Israel’s killing of an Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza strip on Monday November 11 sparked a new round of fighting that has cost the lives of 34 Palestinians, 25 More
The enduring alliance between the world’s liberal democracies and the Gulf monarchies has grown vexatious. The Gulf monarchies are beacons of stability in a region wracked with instability and they More
The role of proxy wars are best known from the Cold War, when conflicts played out in the context of competing ideologies: communism and democracy. These wars were essential in More
On Wednesday, President Trump announced the withdrawal of all American troops from Syria, ending American involvement in the civil war that has been raging since 2011. Consistent with other major More
For the next two weeks, MJPS will be publishing feature pieces analyzing the most important political events of the year. From January 2017 to the present, several major political events More
This week’s feature piece explores nationalism’s impact on domestic politics, the global economy, global security dynamics, and international institutions. Overall, the rise of nationalism has had adverse effects on international More