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On the Road to Stability in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
At the crossroads of security, development, modernization, and identity, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula imparts how…
Weaponizing War: Iran’s Geopolitical Excuse for…
As domestic discontent grows, Iran has made executions central to a repressive strategy that recasts dissent as…
Troubling Signs of Reemerging Authoritarianism in Syria
Post-Assad Syria is being rebuilt–seemingly intentionally–upon a controlled narrative that utilizes unresolved…
Passivity, Silence, and Subtle Change: An Interview with…
Amid debate over the impact of the Twelve-Day War, Staff Writer Madeline Higgins sat down with a former Iranian…
Politics On and Off the Pitch: Gianni Infantino and…
Infantino’s weaponization of FIFA as an instrument to amass power will have repercussions not just for fans of…
Opinion | Iran’s Nuclear Quest: Legal Violation, Moral…
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons exposes the tensions at the heart of the global nuclear order.
The Future of Journalism and Youth: An Interview with…
This article is the second part of my interview with Edward Girardet on the state of journalism today. You can read…
MIR Meets: Connor Echols
Host Theo Shouse sits down with foreign policy journalist Connor Echols to discuss tensions between Iran, Israel,…
Gaza and Global Terrorism: What’s at Stake for American…
Counterterrorism officials maintain that the protracted crisis in the Middle East is greatly increasing the threat…
The Education Crisis in MENA and the Sahel Region
One in three children is out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leaving an estimated 30 million…
Pull Down the Posters: A Brief Ba’ath Postmortem from…
For over half a century, Syria has endured authoritarian rule, large-scale conflict, and mass displacement.…
MIR Meets: Francesca Albanese
Host Sabrina Nelson sits down with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in…