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The End of the Axis of Resistance?

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The End of the Axis of Resistance?

Analysts have been quick to view the swift collapse of Bashar al-Asad’s regime in Syria as a fatal and final blow to the so-called Axis of Resistance: the network of Iranian proxies spanning from Lebanon to Yemen. But such premature post-mortems underestimate what the Axis of Resistance achieved, misrepresent

Kevin Schwartz • 4 min read

Joseph (Joe) Stork—A Tribute — Joe Stork (L), Beshara Doumani (holding MER) and Jim Paul (top right) visiting Beita village in June 1988. The cover image of issue number 152, held up by Doumani, was taken in Beita earlier in the year. Photo by Rick Reinhard.Joe Stork (second from left) with MERIP comrades Priscilla Norris (L), Esther Merves (R of Joe), and MERIP interns at a demonstration in the 1990s. Photo courtesy of Esther Merves.

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Joseph (Joe) Stork—A Tribute

For much of the first 25 years of his professional life, Joe Stork and MERIP (the Middle East Research and Information Project) were virtual synonyms. He co-founded the organization in 1970 and dedicated himself to its development until he stepped down in 1995. He shaped MERIP as a journal and

Judith Tucker • 8 min read

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Issue 313 (Winter 2024) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Resistance—The Axis and Beyond,” Winter 2024, No. 313, Vol. 53 No. 4 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editor Alyssa Bivins bivins@gwu.

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

A Note on the Cover Image — “Inherited Memories,” by Samar Hussaini.

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A Note on the Cover Image

While MER issue 313 grapples with the question of resistance to Israeli-US domination in light of a weakened regional axis, its cover centers the intimate, everyday textures of life that continue to animate the struggle for liberation. Samar Hussaini’s “Inherited Memories” works through media of acrylic, ink, graphite, image

(Author not identified) • 2 min read

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Issue 301 (Winter 2021) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Revolutionary Afterlives,” Winter 2021, No. 301, Vol. 5 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Arang Keshavarzian Stacey Philbrick Yadav Atef Said Pete Moore Format: Online ISSN 3065-744X

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 300 (Fall 2021) Masthead

Middle East Report, “MERIP at 50,” Fall 2021, No. 300, Vol. 5 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Waleed Hazbun Najib Hourani Lisa Hajjar Chris Toensing Format: Online ISSN 3065-744X

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 299 (Summer 2021) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Race—Legacies and Challenges,” Summer 2021, No. 299, Vol. 51 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Elif Babül Muriam Haleh Davis Jessica Barnes Alex Lubin Format: Online ISSN 3065-744X

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 298 (Spring 2021) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Maghreb from the Margins,” Spring 2021, No. 298, Vol. 51 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Zakia Salime Mona Atia Jacob Mundy Paul Silverstein Format: Online ISSN 3065-744X

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 297 (Winter 2020) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Health and the Body Politic,” Winter 2020, No. 297, Vol. 50 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Nabil Al-Tikriti University of Mary Washington Kevan Harris UCLA Graham Cornwell George Washington University Omar

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 296 (Fall 2020) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Nature & Politics,” Fall 2020, No. 296, Vol. 50 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Jessica Barnes University of South Carolina Muriam Haleh Davis UC Santa Cruz Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins guest editor Format:

(Author not identified) • 1 min read

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Issue 295 (Summer 2020) Masthead

Middle East Report, “Kurdistan, One and Many,” Summer 2020, No. 295, Vol. 50 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue Editors Ayça Alemdaroğlu Stanford University Elif Babül Mount Holyoke College Arang Keshavarzian New York University Nabil Al-Tikriti

(Author not identified) • 1 min read