A Blog of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development
A blog of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED).
These articles represent the views of the authors only, and do not constitute the positions of UCLA, the International Institute, or the Center for Middle East Development. Articles are primarily written by UCLA undergraduate students.
Although there is still much work to be done, women throughout the MENA region have proven that they have the power and the agency to create tangible change.
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Read MorePresident Barack Obama gave the State of the Union address on January 28th, during which he laid out US foreign policy in 2014. Here are the top ten foreign policy takeaways.
Read MoreUS-Gulf relations are critical for stability, energy resources, investment, and other key US interests in the Middle East. The flurry of analysis in the Western press has been unanimous in emphasizing the need to reassure America’s Gulf allies. However, while these analyses are well reasoned, they overlook three important political conditions in the region.
Read MoreAs the face of Egyptian leadership is rapidly changing in the recent whirlwind of the (alleged) military coup/revolution, photographers have well documented the faces of the Egyptian people.
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim
Read MoreThink tanks play an invaluable role in policy development, and thus tracking their reports and programs can provide a glimpse into present and future tactical decisions. This guide is a sample of influential think tanks in the U.S. and abroad that focus on Middle East research.
Photo: Dell Official Flickr page
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How can you keep up with, much less teach a class about, an unfolding series of events whose consequences and significance are still unknown?
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