The country has been plagued by so many coups that military-led government is the rule, rather than the exception.
Jordan’s controversial new cybercrime law, now ratified by the king, may have serious consequences for freedom of expression, political participation, and the digital economy.
Following reports of widespread migrant exploitation, Libyan authorities in both Tripoli and Tobruk are conducting a deliberate effort to crack down on smuggling.
While justified as economically infeasible, the exclusion of Kurdistan from a new Iraqi infrastructure plan is a purely political move.
Climate change is an existential concern for countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Yet as governments invest in climate mitigation and adaptation, the specific impacts of a warming climate on women are often overlooked.
The end of meetings in the Kazakh capital offers an opportunity to reevaluate the forum and assess its relevance for the future of the Syrian conflict.
Recent public opinion surveys offer an opportunity to reevaluate youth political engagement across the region, a decade after the 2011 Arab Uprisings and waves of subsequent protest movements.
Tensions between the ruling regime and al-Azhar, Egypt’s leading Islamic establishment, have raised questions about the nature of the relationship between the religious and political authorities in the country.
Recent government decisions to expand English language instruction in Algerian schools, though seemingly educational in nature, are only the latest developments in a longstanding national dispute.
Since the defeat of ISIS forces at Al-Baghouz in 2019, five factors have stymied the group’s revival in Syria and Iraq.
In the wake of Erdogan’s electoral victory, Türkiye will continue to deepen ties with the Tripoli government, but may also seek reconciliation with Benghazi.
Sada’s new podcast, Tamakon, focuses on presenting women’s perspectives on the critical issues impacting the region.
Sada is an online journal rooted in Carnegie’s Middle East Program that seeks to foster and enrich debate about key political, economic, and social issues in the Arab world and provides a venue for new and established voices to deliver reflective analysis on these issues.
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