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"The Situation is Much Worse:" Tania Hary on Worsening Palestinian Freedom of Movement in Gaza and the West Bank, Including East Jerusalem
Democracy in Exile spoke with Tania Hary about the consequences of Israel shutting down the medical corridor for Palestinians in Gaza, how the system functioned before October 2023 and how it has changed since — including during the recent Iran war. The interview also explored the destruction of Gaza's domestic...
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The UAE's Internationalist Authoritarianism: Using Political Islam to Stifle Dissent at Home and Abroad
To maintain influence, Abu Dhabi also aligns its efforts with Western, right-wing populism, including anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric, ensuring that...
Yemen's Houthis: From Restraint to Calculated Involvement
As Yemen passes 15 years of devastating conflict, the country faces renewed risk of escalation amid the widening regional confrontation...
"The Situation is Much Worse:" Tania Hary on Worsening Palestinian Freedom of Movement in Gaza and the West Bank, Including East Jerusalem
Democracy in Exile spoke with Tania Hary about the consequences of Israel shutting down the medical corridor for Palestinians in...
Why Russia is Unlikely to Benefit from the Iran War
Where two are fighting, the third wins. Although preoccupied with the war in Ukraine — now in its fifth year...
Israel's Killing of Palestinian American Nasrallah Abu Siyam Is Not an Exception. It's a Pattern.
On Feb. 18, first day of the holy month of Ramadan, a group of about 30 Israeli settlers attacked the...
Relief in the Surreal: Hannah Lillith Assadi's "Paradiso 17" Gives her Father a Homecoming in Palestine
"Paradiso 17," Hannah Lillith Assadi's latest work, recounts the refugee story of a Palestinian man. A figure deeply inspired by...
America is Bogged Down Against a Militia With a State
Every war the West has fought in the post-9/11 "War on Terror" era has ended in some form of stalemate...
Jordan is Encaged by the Iran War
The Israel, United States and Iran War interrupted Jordan's normally quiet Ramadan with a bang. The Hashemite Kingdom again finds...
"There is No Humanity Here:" Israel's Mass Evacuation Orders Leave 800,000 Displaced in Lebanon
It was supposed to be a Ramadan morning like any other. Zeinab,* bleary-eyed in the dark, joined her family in...
From Security Guarantee to Strategic Liability: How War with Iran Could Cost Washington the Gulf
For decades, Gulf monarchies accepted a simple bargain with Washington: Host American forces in exchange for U.S. security guarantees. However,...
Saudi Arabia Enters a New Dilemma in Yemen
Saudi Arabia's long war in Yemen has entered a new and uncertain phase. After years of tolerating southern separatist consolidation...
Information Warfare in the Israel/U.S.-Iran War: 5 Key Questions with Marc Owen Jones
Non-Resident DAWN Fellow Marc Owen Jones offers his analysis of the situation in the latest "Key Questions" series in Democracy...
