Chatham House This article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iraq, a country already in turmoil, facing a myriad of vulnerabilities due to corruption and a lack of governance. Article
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch This article evaluates the coercive environment and discriminatory policies implemented by Lebanese municipalities as part of their efforts to combat COVID-19, undermining the country’s public health response. Article
Read MoreProject on Middle East Political Science This working paper assesses the framing of the pandemic through the lens of the securitization theory. It discusses the application of that theory through the responses of certain countries in the Middle East. Working Paper
Read MoreInternational Crisis Group This article focuses on the preexisting vulnerability of the situation in Gaza and how it was deeply worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
Read MoreUNDP This report reviews the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sudan, seeking to identify socio-economic structural issues that have rendered the country fragile, and advocating for mitigating measures in line with the revolution’s demands of dignity, freedom, and peace. Report
Read MoreAtlantic Council This article reports on Sudan’s COVID-19 prevention and containment efforts as well as the political costs incurred due to the outbreak. Article
Read MoreBrookings Institution This OP-ED reports on macroeconomic instability and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the ways in which the virus can be a conflict-multiplier across the region. Article
Read MoreCarnegie Endowment for International Peace This article reports on Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 response from the angles of nationalism, geopolitics, and global economic and political risks. Article
Read MoreExecutive Magazine This article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pre-existing economic crisis in Lebanon. Article
Read MoreArab Reform Initiative This article explores how Tunisia’s different institutions have responded to the COVID-19 crisis. Article
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