In the spirit of pragmatism, the Biden administration should focus during this Middle East trip on achieving the following six bare-minimum goals, which address the most pressing human rights and fiscal corruption issues in Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Sudan, and Syria. From the U.S. side, Biden’s administration mustn’t compromise…


Particularly following 2016-2017 protests that took place in the northern region of Rif, there has been…

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Press Freedom in the Maghreb
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Ahead of the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human…

This brief delves into some of the primary issues affecting and implicating the country’s religious minorities,…

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Legislating in Sudan: The Transitional Period
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On October 3, 2020, the parties signed the Juba Peace Agreement, which amended the Charter and…

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The Maspero Massacre: Ten Years On
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October 9 marks ten years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence…

On August 4, 2020, tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been neglected at the Beirut Port…