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View news about the struggle for democracy in the troubled Middle East where vast cultural change and persistent political violence cry out for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section and our articles on the ongoing Arab Spring.

Pandemics and Politics: Iran’s Mahsa Amini Protests

March 14, 2025 by Amirsaman Solaymani Tapehsari 4 Comments

The pandemic acted as an accelerating agent for the movement. Linking medicine with political movements can also help explain other uprisings in the Middle East.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Middle East, Women and Democracy

Medical Students’ Suicide in Iran

December 2, 2024 by Amirsaman Solaymani Tapehsari 8 Comments

The high rates of suicide attempts and ideation among medical students in Iran are deeply concerning, yet the causes are often inadequately explained.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Iran, Middle East

Why Pursuing Peace with Iran is Critical for Global Stability

November 16, 2024 by Jack Jones 4 Comments

Why Pursuing Peace with Iran is Critical for Global Stability

Fostering peace with Iran could prevent devastating global consequences from a broader Middle East conflict.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Iran, Israel, Middle East

The Last Moments of Sinwar

November 11, 2024 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

He’ll never know his actions personally destroyed the possibility, hoped for by peacenik Israelis and too comfortable and too secular Europeans and Americans, of any form of Palestinian state.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Worst Houseguests Ever: The Palestinians

December 28, 2023 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Worst Houseguests Ever: The Palestinians

Arab states hesitate to accept Palestinian refugees, citing historical conflicts, strained relations, and concerns about regional instability.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

There Are No “Two Sides” in Gaza

October 17, 2023 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

More astounding than events in Israel last week was the much larger than expected support for the atrocities by the woke left.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Finding Peace Before It’s Too Late

October 14, 2023 by Jack Jones 1 Comment

I don’t talk about the Middle East much, because the more I learn the less I seem to understand. Many, many people, hope and pray for the end of the conflict.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine

What Can We Learn From Early Democracies?

October 4, 2023 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

David Stasavage shows democratic practices were present in many places, at many other times, from the Americas before European conquest, to ancient Mesopotamia, to precolonial Africa.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, Greece, Middle East, Native Americans and Democracy, Worldwide

Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria

May 11, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria

The Arab League reinstated Syria, ending a 12-year suspension. Western sanctions remain in place, limiting the impact of the decision.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Middle East, Syria

A Path Toward Judicial Independence In Lebanon

April 5, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

A Path Toward Judicial Independence In Lebanon

Judicial independence in Lebanon faces major obstacles, including political interference and corruption in the judiciary.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Lebanon, Middle East

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