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February 22, 2011 / By Ellen Laipson
C-SPAN Interviews Ellen Laipson on Middle East and North African Unrest
Ellen Laipson appears on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss the geopolitical impact from the continuing anti-government protests in the Middle East and Northern Africa, and offers suggestions on how the US should respond. Other Stimson Related Resources: Crackdown in Bahrain,…Read More »

December 27, 2010 / By Allie Kirchner
Losing the Meaning of Jihad: Terrorism and the US Media
During his trip to India, President Barack Obama visited St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, where he answered a student's question about jihad: "I think all of us recognize that this great religion in the hands of a few extremists has…Read More »

June 01, 2010 / By David Michel, Corey Sobel, Amit Pandya
Cooperation on Emerging Environmental Challenges in the Muslim World
Scientific, Intellectual, and Governance Cooperation on Emerging Environmental Challenges in the Muslim World provides an overview of the challenges posed by environmental change in several regions where significant Muslim populations are found: Southeast Asia, South and Central Asia, Southwest Asia/Persian…Read More »

April 19, 2010 / By Amit Pandya
Muslim Indians: Struggle for Inclusion
The stereotype of Muslim Indians is that of a relatively quiescent minority that has made its peace with its larger national non-Muslim context of contemporary India. Muslim Indians see something larger. They are heirs to a millenium long civilization, one…Read More »

November 01, 2009 / By Elena McGovern
Iraq’s New Reality: The Politics of Governance and Federalism
Iraq is a society in transition, grappling with the universal challenges of establishing forms of governance and allocating power within the institution of the state. It is nearly seven years since the US invasion of Iraq, and vigorous debates about…Read More »