Europe’s Prison Guard—How the EU Is Integrating Tunisia into Its Violent...
The carceral logic behind EU migration policies in North Africa. The post Europe’s Prison Guard—How the EU Is Integrating Tunisia into Its Violent Anti-Migrant Cordon appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleCairo’s Incarcerated Geographies
n 2015, the Egyptian government announced a series of urban development plans, a schema that included having a city free of slums. As part of this plan, the state implemented a policy to relocate...
View ArticleThe Genocide Will Be Automated—Israel, AI and the Future of War
“We are here on the Gaza border,” said Shalev Hulio, posing with a gun slung over his shoulder. It was November 7, 2023, and he was recording a video to announce the launch of his new cybertechnology...
View ArticleEditors’ Picks—Reading and Watching the Prison in North Africa and the Middle...
he editors of MER issue 312, “Carceral Realities and Freedom Dreams,” assembled a list of literary works and films (available in English) that take up the prison across space and time. These works...
View ArticleJoe Stork and MERIP
In light of his passing, a guide to MERIP founder, Joe Stork's contributions to the publication. The post Joe Stork and MERIP appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleIssue 294 (Spring 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Exit Empire—Imagining New Paths for US Policy,” Spring 2020, No. 294, Vol. 50 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor...
View ArticleIssue 295 (Summer 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Kurdistan, One and Many,” Summer 2020, No. 295, Vol. 50 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleIssue 296 (Fall 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Nature & Politics,” Fall 2020, No. 296, Vol. 50 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleIssue 297 (Winter 2020) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Health and the Body Politic,” Winter 2020, No. 297, Vol. 50 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleIssue 298 (Spring 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Maghreb from the Margins,” Spring 2021, No. 298, Vol. 51 No. 1 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleIssue 299 (Summer 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Race—Legacies and Challenges,” Summer 2021, No. 299, Vol. 51 No. 2 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleIssue 300 (Fall 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “MERIP at 50,” Fall 2021, No. 300, Vol. 5 No. 3 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Issue...
View ArticleIssue 301 (Winter 2021) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Revolutionary Afterlives,” Winter 2021, No. 301, Vol. 5 No. 4 Executive Director Mandy Terc mandyterc@merip.org Managing Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward...
View ArticleThe End of the Axis of Resistance?
nalysts have been quick to view the swift collapse of Bashar al-Asad’s regime in Syria as a fatal and final blow to the so-called Axis of Resistance: the network of […] The post The End of the Axis of...
View ArticleA Primer on Lebanon—History, Palestine and Resistance to Israeli Violence
n September 17, 2024, pagers exploded across Lebanon, indiscriminately killing at least 32 people and blinding or otherwise maiming thousands. The next day, walkie-talkies exploded, again killing and...
View ArticleIran, Palestine and the Axis of Resistance
ehran’s meydan-e Felestin—Palestine Square—is a historic site when it comes to the country’s relations with Israel and Palestine. Before the 1979 revolution, it hosted Israel’s embassy and went by a...
View ArticleYemen’s Ansar Allah
On the Houthi movement's roots, governance and resistance. The post Yemen’s Ansar Allah appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleDispatch from South Lebanon—Life as Resistance at the End of the World
A look at land, and life, on Lebanon's frontlines. The post Dispatch from South Lebanon—Life as Resistance at the End of the World appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticlePower Struggles—Energy as a Weapon of War, Domination and Resistance in...
The role of the grid in Israel's colonial domination. The post Power Struggles—Energy as a Weapon of War, Domination and Resistance in Palestine appeared first on MERIP.
View ArticleHanging by a Thread—The Red Sea Blockade and Jordan’s Fragile Garment Industry
Houthi attacks have revealed an industrial paradox. The post Hanging by a Thread—The Red Sea Blockade and Jordan’s Fragile Garment Industry appeared first on MERIP.
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