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Why is more attention not being paid to a mass grave found at a Khan Younis hospital after Israeli troops withdrew in which 'some of the bodies had been found with hands and feet tied.' edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/mid…

Video – What Do the Latest Parliamentary Elections Mean for Democratic Politics in Kuwait? with Kristin Diwan, Yasmena AlMulla | ياسمينة الملا, Sean Yom seanyom.bsky.social, and Doug Silliman. agsiw.org/programs/what-…

Latest MERIP out NOW. Remarkable focus on dignities and lives at stake within Sudan. Incredible dispatches, analyses, interviews. Proud to have joined MERIP editorial committee this year, eager to produce future content as inspiring as this

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Thanks to Yasmena AlMulla | ياسمينة الملا and Sean Yom seanyom.bsky.social as well as Ambassador Doug Silliman for an excellent rundown of Kuwait elections & current politics.

If you missed you can find live tweets AGSIW and a full video will be available at the link below in the coming days 👇

.Sean Yom seanyom.bsky.social published a widely discussed article in Journal of Democracy analyzing challenges to Kuwait's popularly elected parliament & constitutional order: Will Kuwait's Next Parliament be its Last?

His ideas elaborated in our webinar & the article 👇

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Delighted that it's now possible to pre-order Making Sense of the Arab State. Edited by yours truly and Marc Lynch with chapters from both Marc and me, as well as an amazing line up of scholars.

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Next week: join our discussion about elections and current political dynamics in Kuwait

Event 4/15: What Do the Latest Parliamentary Elections Mean for Democratic Politics in Kuwait? with Kristin Diwan, Yasmena AlMulla | ياسمينة الملا, Sean Yom seanyom.bsky.social, and Doug Silliman. Register now. agsiw.org/programs/what-…