Middle East Reflections

Write mainly about the history and politics of Iran and occasionally about other things as they come to mind. (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/people/aa51/)

Independent analysis of Iran’s domestic power dynamics, regional strategy, and global positioning.

Cyrus Schayegh is Professor of International History & Politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute and a historical-geopolitical columnist for La Tribune de Genève. He has studied and worked in Switzerland, the US, Lebanon, Iran, and Israel.

Iran's sociopolitical history, blended with personal experience

The nexus of military, money, and the state in Egypt

An Egyptian writer and researcher, focusing on issues of political sociology and body studies. He has published six books—ranging from literary works to academic research—on topics including the body, prison, society, politics, and exile.

Co-author of Kurds of Northern Syria, (freelance) journalist and analyst based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. MA Conflict Studies and Kurdish Studies.

Online non-fiction book reviews website and newsletter, primarily in Arabic. منصة ونشرة إلكترونية متخصصة بتقديم مراجعات باللغة العربية لأعمال سياسية و اقتصادية و اجتماعية وتاريخية

Daniel Levy is the President of the U.S./Middle East Project and a former Israeli negotiator with the Palestinians at Taba under Prime Minister Ehud Barak and at Oslo B under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Conflict and politics of the Syrian-Turkish borderlands

Yale Peace Fellow, Political Analysis, Project Management, Security Management, Risk Management, Crisis Response and Lead

SAIL (Simplified Approach to International Law) unpacks the international law driving today’s global headlines in plain language. No law degree required; just curiosity and a few minutes to read! Founded by Dr Yusra Suedi. 📧 hello@learnsail.org

Distinguished Law Professor, Rutgers University Law School. Author of "The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom" and co-editor of "Global Islamophobia and the Rise of Populism."

Professor, Political Science Studies Political Economies of civil wars and Violence. Author of several academic books and articles, including Systems of Violence: The political economy of War and Peace in Colombia

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An independent publication that untangles Egyptian affairs.

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Rural Sociologist باحث في علم الاجتماع الريفي