Toward Religious Zionist Hegemony in Israel Religious Zionism provides ideological leadership to the ascendant right-wing bloc and increasingly to Jewish Israeli society as a whole. Yoav Peled • 14 min read
The Battle for South Yemen Despite the recent agreement brokered by Saudi Arabia, it may also be the case that the fight for the future of the country has begun between forces that want militarily either to occupy or liberate South Yemen. Susanne Dahlgren • 12 min read
The Political Economy of Erdoğan’s Syria Gamble The Turkish invasion of northern Syria, with President Trump's acquiescence, illustrates Turkish President Erdoğan’s authoritarian populist penchant for treating foreign policy as an extension of domestic crisis management. But it will only further aggravate the interlinked economic and political problems facing the AKP-led government—regardless of whether Şahan Savaş Karataşlı • 17 min read
Trauma as a Counterrevolutionary Strategy Recent research in Egypt demonstrates how trauma can be (and has been) weaponized as a counterrevolutionary strategy by military and political elites who seek to maintain and strengthen their economic and political power. Vivienne Matthies-Boon • 12 min read
