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The Kirkuk-Baniyas Pipeline: What Does History Tell Us?

Sardar Aziz

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The Paradox of Ending Militias in the Middle East

September 30, 2025

EISMENA Staff

In the Middle East, militias are a complex and long-standing issue. Depending on a variety of factors, militias may rise and collapse. However, it is difficult to see the Middle East without militias. Why?

Hegemony or Normalization: Israel’s Future in the Middle East

September 18, 2025

Jérôme Chapuisat

Article written by Jérome Chapuisat and Hussam Al Mallak. The war led by Israel and its allies deepens regional instability and revives the debate on Israel’s role in the Middle East.

Tom Barrack: The Tragedy of Homecoming

September 16, 2025

Sardar Aziz

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GenZ212, Nonmovements, and the Monarchy: The Future of Protest in Morocco

A paradox of evolution and revolution, the 2025 Moroccan Gen Z movement was, in many respects, the ideological heir to previous uprisings while simultaneously representing a conceptual evolution in the repertoires of popular dissent. The protests marked a nuanced shift towards decentralised, unconventional nonmovements, an iterative process whose immediate and enduring legacy has profound implications for the future of both protest and governance in modern Morocco.

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