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Why Does the Middle East Suffer “Forever Wars”?

Because perpetual conflict enhances control, offers economic benefits, and allows leaders to ignore popular preferences.

    • Angie Omar

    Angie Omar

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Music, Memory, and Identity in the Afro-Iraqi Community

    Zeinab Shuker

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Climate Worsens the Distress of Yemen’s Muhammasheen

    Musaed Aklan , Mohammad Al-Saidi

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Where is the Groundwork for Lebanon’s Negotiations With Israel?

    Michael Young

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How Lebanon’s Sunnis Approach Peace With Israel

    Mohamad Fawaz

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A Military Balance Sheet in the U.S. and Israeli War With Iran

    Michael Young

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Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, draws on Carnegie scholars to provide insight into and analysis of the region. 

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Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, draws on Carnegie scholars to provide insight into and analysis of the region. 

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