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The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to announce POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. Download the full PDF here: pomeps.org/pomeps-studies…

On this week's episode of the podcast, Daniel Neep joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book Syria: A Modern History. Check it out here: pomeps.org/syria-a-modern…

The Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) is proud to announce a call for applications to its 2026 graduate student workshop, to take place on the weekend of July 25- 26 via Zoom. The deadline to apply is March 27. More info: pomeps.org/call-for-agaps…

On this week's episode of the podcast, Mohammed Soliman joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East. Check it out here pomeps.org/west-asia-a-ne…

On this week's episode of the podcast, Mohammed M. Hafez joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new article, “A Waning Crescent: Why The Era of Islamism is Coming to an End." Check it out here: pomeps.org/a-waning-cresc…

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published Issue 20 (September/October 2025) of the peer-reviewed English language journal Al-Muntaqa: New Perspectives on Arab Studies. To read: pomeps.org/al-muntaqa-20-…

Call for Applications: MENA Research Development Group at APSA 2026. The deadline to apply is March 1st. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-appli…

ACMES Call for Papers: Making a Killing - The Political Economy of Genocide in Gaza. The deadline to apply is March 15th. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/acmes-call-for…

On this week's episode of the podcast, Stephane Lacroix joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Twilight of the Saints: The History and Politics of Salafism in Contemporary Egypt. Check it out here: pomeps.org/twilight-of-th…

On this week's episode, Sean Yom joins POMEPS Director Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Jordan: Politics in an Accidental Crucible. Also, Marc shares additional academic research on Jordan. pomeps.org/jordan-politic…

On this week's episode of the podcast, Killian Clarke joined Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed. Also, Marc shares more academic research on Egypt. Check it out here: pomeps.org/return-of-tyra…

On this week's episode, Steven Monroe joins POMEPS Director Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Mirages of Reform: The Politics of Elite Protectionism in the Arab World. Also, Marc shares additional academic research on political economy. pomeps.org/mirages-of-ref…

Welcome to Season 15 of the POMEPS Podcast! On this week's episode, Rana Khoury joins POMEPS Director Marc Lynch to discuss her new book, Civilizing Contention: International Aid in Syria's War. Also, Marc shares additional academic research on Syria. pomeps.org/civilizing-con…

Check out "Hydropolitics and Peacebuilding in Syria’s Reconstruction: Towards a New Economic–Environmental Model of Regional Water Sharing" by Ahmed Haj Assad in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/hydropolitics-…

Don't miss Hashem Krayem's piece "The Pound in the Post-Assad Era: Currency Stabilization in Syria" featured in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/the-pound-in-t…

Read Erin A. Snider's "Financing Transition: Aid and the Challenge of Inclusive Economic Recovery in Syria" in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/financing-tran…

Check out "Rethinking Refugehood and Time at the Empire-State Seam" by Sarah Al Saeid, featured in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/rethinking-ref…

Read Rana B. Khoury's "The Question of Return" in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/the-question-o…

Don't miss "Everyday experiences of the law, in Syria and beyond" by Rifaie Tammas & Marika Sosnowski, featured in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad! pomeps.org/everyday-exper…

Check out Salma Daoudi's piece, Disability and the Political Afterlife of Violence: Reimagining Justice and Statehood in Post-Assad Syria, in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad pomeps.org/disability-and…

Don't miss Sarah Bassisseh, Ronja Herrschner, Chonlawit Sirikupt, and Marcia Ponzlet's piece Justice in the Interregnum: Navigating the Complexity of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria in POMEPS Studies 57: Syria After Assad. pomeps.org/justice-in-the…