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Social and Political Change

Analyzing social and political trends throughout the region.

For more than a decade, calls for social and political change have ricocheted throughout the region. Governments have responded, and their citizens have responded as well. The consequences of the resultant alliances and struggles affect events in individual countries, inspire regional observers, and help shape how governments engage regionally and globally. The Middle East Program tracks social and political trends on a national and regional level to better understand where the region is heading over the next few decades and where it came from. 
 

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Ties that Bind: Family, Tribe, Nation, and the Rise of Arab Individualism
By Jon B. Alterman
December 2, 2019
Critical Questions
The Significance of the Israel-UAE Deal
By Jon B. Alterman
September 15, 2020
Report
Citizens in Training: Conscription and Nation-building in the United Arab Emirates
By Jon B. Alterman
March 12, 2018
Report
Settling Kurdish Self-Determination in Northeast Syria
By Will Todman
January 29, 2019
Commentary
Manufacturing New Loyalties in the UAE
By Will Todman
January 9, 2020
Commentary
Challenging Authority in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia
By Will Todman
January 22, 2020

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