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Why Hasn’t the Asad Regime Collapsed?

CCAS Professor Daniel Neep​ argues in his article for the Crown Center for Middle East Studies​ that we must learn from Syria’s history of tyrannies to understand why…

June 5, 2019

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MAAS alum publishes thesis research

MAAS alum Skylar Benedict recently published a paper based on his MA thesis research on water conservation campaigns in Jordan for the journal.…

June 4, 2019

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CCAS Prof. publishes chapter on Tunisia in new volume on civil-military relations

Congratulations to Prof. Noureddine Jebnoun on the publications of his chapter “Tunisia: Patterns and Implications of Civilian Control” in Civil-Military Relations:…

May 29, 2019

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MAAS Students Win Immigration Video Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the Exodus Institute "Welcoming Immigrants to America" video contest, including MAAS students Nour Laswi (1st place) and Saúl Ulloa (Runner)!…

May 21, 2019

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CCAS Prof. Noureddine Jebnoun writes on Rif popular movement

CCAS Adjunct Associate Professor Noureddine Jebnoun recently published "Public Space Security and Contentious Politics of Morocco’s Rif Protests" in the journal Middle Eastern…

May 14, 2019

Alumni Spotlight
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Serving Citizens Abroad in Times of War

For MAAS alum Julie Eadeh, diplomacy is all about human relationships, whether building connections with local communities or helping Americans abroad in times of.…

May 14, 2019

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Q&A with Her Excellency Hunaina Al Mughairy

Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman & Member of the CCAS Board of Advisors By Isabel Roemer Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan Al Mughairy has served as the Ambassador of the…

May 11, 2019

Alumni Spotlight
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Diplomacy and the Art of Storytelling

A MAAS grad’s work at the intersection of diplomacy and cinematic arts is shaping American narratives and empowering storytellers around the.…

May 9, 2019

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The Foreign Relations of Islamist Movements

Prof. Abdullah Al-Arian discusses how Islamist movements have historically viewed diplomacy as important to their activist.…

May 6, 2019

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New Law Hinders Public Diplomacy and Penalizes Palestinian Students

Last fall, Congress enacted a law that indirectly led to 29 young Arab leaders losing their scholarships to U.S.-accredited universities and dealt another blow to educational and…

May 3, 2019