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Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
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Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center provides informed policy research & analysis on the challenges facing the Middle East & North Africa. RT≠endorsement
Beirut/Washington, DC
Joined April 2012
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    📍We are pleased to announce the renaming of our center to the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in honor of Malcolm H. Kerr, an American scholar of the Middle East and former president of the American University of Beirut. More details: carnegie-mec.org/about/kerr/?la…
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    Kurds in Iran, Iraq, and northern Syria are facing a series of threats from governments in the region. @vvanwilgenburg discusses. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88543
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    "في نهاية المطاف، سيجد اليمنيون أنفسهم جنوباً وشمالاً مع حكومة بعيدة كل البعد عن معاناتهم: حكومة أولويتها الرئيسة هي الدفاع عن مصالح داعميها، وليس معالجة هموم ومعاناة من يُفترض أنها تمثّلهم." @a7nagi يناقش. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/82284
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    "Biden has promised to hold a global Summit for Democracy in his first year in office. This summit could take place in Tunisia, which will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its democratic revolution in 2021." @SarahEYerkes and Nesrine Mbarek write. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/83024
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    The decision by the Trump administration to designate #Iran’s IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization marks another dangerous step in the campaign Pompeo & Bolton are waging to provoke a US-Iranian military conflict. Richard Sokolsky & @DanDePetris write. ceip.org/p-78808
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    In an interview, Mike Azar (@AzarsTweets) discusses Lebanon’s ongoing difficulties in reaching a consensus on a financial revival plan. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/82213
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    Although our offices were damaged in the #BeirutBlast, our prayers go out to those who lost their loved ones and their homes in this terrible tragedy that hit our city.
    @CarnegieMEC offices in #Beirut - the devastation across the city is unimaginable. Just grateful that the only colleague in the office at the time is safe. #LebanonExplosion #Lebanon #بيروت_منكوبة #انفجار_بيروت
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    Replying to @CarnegieMEC
    "Experts are predicting, for the first half of 2021, the global economy will have an 11% contraction, it will be the second worst economic crisis globally." @abisat
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    "لا تبدو السعودية، التي تدخّلت في اليمن لإعادة حكومة هادي الشرعية إلى سدة الحكم في البلاد، ملتزمة بهذا الهدف الآن. فضعف حكومة هادي وتشتتها شجّع خصومها وحلفاءها في آن على السيطرة على الأراضي الواقعة ضمن سلطتها" @a7nagi يناقش. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/82284
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    In a much-noticed speech last week, @samygemayel focused on the divisions undermining Lebanon. @issamkayssi discusses. carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/di…
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    Is the future of Egypt beyond the Nile? Egypt has long sought to expand habitation and agriculture into the desert, but the obstacles are great. But, is it a realizable dream worth the massive investment of scarce funds, or just a costly mirage?
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    The Egyptian military’s involvement in the economy has come at a high cost, contributing to underperformance in development and auguring a new ruling class of military officers. Read more here: carnegie-mec.org/2020/10/26/imp…
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    In an interview, @soliozel2 explains the multifaceted nature of Turkey’s ambitions in the Middle East and North Africa. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/82349