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Sean L. Yom

Sean L. Yom is associate professor of political science at Temple University.

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The MERIP Podcast Episode 18: The MERIP Roundtable, On The Iran War Part I

On the social impact and regional politics of the US-Israeli war on Iran

James Ryan, Ida Nikou, Arang Keshavarzian, Sean L. Yom • 2 min read

The Everyday Politics of Authoritarian Rule in Jordan — Jillian Schwedler, Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent (Stanford University Press, 2022)José Ciro Martínez, States of Subsistence: The Politics of Bread in Contemporary Jordan (Stanford University Press, 2022)Jessica Watkins, Creating Consent in an Illiberal Order: Policing Disputes in Jordan (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

Current Analysis

The Everyday Politics of Authoritarian Rule in Jordan

Three recent books on Jordan trace authoritarianism in the mundane rhythms of daily life.

Sean L. Yom • 15 min read

MER Article

Washington's New Arms Bazaar

On January 14, 2008, the State Department officially notified Congress of its intent to sell 900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions kits to Saudi Arabia. Though some in Congress balked at transferring such advanced military technology to a country still in a formal state of war with Israel, their protest

Sean L. Yom • 24 min read