Middle East Report, “Exit Empire—Imagining New Paths for US Policy,” Spring 2020, No. 294, Vol. 50 No. 1

Executive Director

Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org

Managing Editor & Photo Editor

Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org

Issue Editors

Waleed Hazbun University of Alabama

Shana Marshall (Chair of the Editorial Committee) George Washington University

Pete Moore Case Western Reserve University

Jacob Mundy Colgate University

Format: Online

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