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Ghosting Abu Aardvark
Please continue.
Apr 24
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Marc Lynch
5
Farewell to a Most Humane Pope
And welcome to the resistance, APSA.
Apr 22
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Marc Lynch
3
Is Israel really the Middle East's hegemon?
No. Here's why... and why that's dangerous.
Apr 14
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Marc Lynch
4
Palestinian Islamists and the Road to October 7
Plus a special focus on recent academic work on Syria's Post-Asad transition
Apr 11
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Marc Lynch
3
Tariffing the Middle East
Why does Trump hate Tunisian olive oil and American allies?
Apr 4
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Marc Lynch
4
Harvard can't capitulate hard enough
Plus Columbia promises to airdrop pro-Israeli faculty into departments and deportations accelerate.
Apr 1
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Marc Lynch
6
March 2025
The Yemen Model (Extreme Stupidity Era)
Plus why I'm not renewing my APSA membership or attending the 2025 conference.
Mar 25
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Marc Lynch
13
Decentralization in the Middle East
This week's roundup from the MENA Academy, amidst another barrage of terrible news.
Mar 20
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Marc Lynch
5
Academic self-censorship under Trump
The new round of the Middle East Scholars Barometer captures the dangers of the moment
Mar 18
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Marc Lynch
1
Coalitions for collective action, moral panics and perfect victims
Plus renewed war with Houthis, closing Alhurra and a roundup from the weekend
Mar 17
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Marc Lynch
5
Columbia and the next front in the war on higher education
It's not just punishing protestors - two of the government's demands are far worse.
Mar 14
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Marc Lynch
13
The accelerating assault on Middle East Studies - and higher education.
Plus: a new blog format for perilous times
Mar 13
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Marc Lynch
6
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