MECRA RESEARCH BLOG
The MECRA research blog is composed of short articles and may include outside contributions. The views expressed in these blogs and articles are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis editorial stance.
Why did the KDP boycott the elections in Kirkuk?
Understanding the Iraq election results
How Iran overplayed its hand in Syria
Five sides of Lebanon as election results come in
Abadi hits the campaign trail
Turkey's SADAT consultancy and strategy
The curious case of the Egyptian elections
Thousands reported stranded after fleeing Afrin conflict
The Kurdistan Regional Government in 2018: A Q and A with Falah Mustafa
From Kosovo to Syria, how US policy went from humanitarian intervention to concerned non-interventio
Interview with Princess Reema bin Bandar al-Saud
After Deir ez-Zor battle only American determination will deter the Russians in Syria
The arrest of Saleh Muslim: test case for the Kurdish-western relationship
Afrin conflict: Between Damascus and Ankara
A guide to factions of the Syria conflict: 2018
A Visit to the Jazeera Canton, Syria
Was Tillerson's MidEast tour successful?
The Sochi Conference and Afrin: Interview with Mihrac Ural
Turkey-Greece refugee crises revisited