Journal of Middle Eastern Politics & Policy
The Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy (JMEPP) presented cutting-edge analysis on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. JMEPP was committed to presenting new perspectives on pressing problems, addressing complex issues with insightful analysis, and exploring emerging trends shaping the region in an empirically grounded and accessible way.
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ISIL may be losing on the battlefield. But it’s winning elsewhere.
04.4.17
The terrorist group aims to shrink the “grayzone”: the plane of coexistence between Muslims in the West and their non-Muslim countrymen.

Turkey’s Broad(band) Aspirations
03.30.17
When it comes to IT, tech-savvy Turkey has big potential and ambitions – but could be hampered by government censorship and wary investors.

Why Lebanon may delay elections – for a third time
03.22.17
Lebanon’s democracy might feel the biggest sting at the ballot box if the country’s politicians fail to agree on a new electoral law.

‘Saving Iraq’: The chains of liberation
03.20.17
The dangerous assumption that Iraqis are unable to govern themselves must be challenged.

Making Saudi Arabia Fun Again?
03.10.17
A Saudi government agency tasked with providing entertainment options in the kingdom came under fire after approving a comic convention.

Aleppo and Mosul: What’s next?
02.28.17
JMEPP speaks with Gregory Aftandilian on the devastating battles for Aleppo and Mosul -and what’s next for Syria and Iraq.

Iraq: From dictatorship to what?
02.18.17
Fareed Yasseen, Iraq’s ambassador to the US, is optimistic about defeating ISIL – but sees several structural threats to Iraq’s stability.

Dying of thirst: The Levant’s water worries
02.14.17
Water is the cornerstone of human life – but what happens to countries when they start running out of “blue gold”?

Israel-Palestine: Can Trump seal the deal?
02.13.17
Trump prides himself on his deal-making abilities, but securing “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians presents major challenges.

The glass half empty: Water in the Middle East
02.12.17
The Middle East is an arid region to begin with, but climate change is set to exacerbate the region’s water scarcity.

Inside the propaganda war for Mosul
02.5.17
A propaganda war between the Iraqi government and ISIL is raging alongside the military campaign to retake Mosul.

Iraq’s Kurds should play their Trump card
01.29.17
Iraqi Kurds’ desire for an independent state may finally meet with US support now that Donald Trump is president.