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The lesser threat: How the Muslim Brotherhood views Shias and Shiism

Author: Shadi Hamid Affiliation: Brookings Institution Organization/Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Date/Place: March 10, 2020/ Washington DC, USA Type of Literature:  Article Number of Pages: 6 Link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13629395.2020.1718368?scroll=top&needAccess=true Keywords: Muslim Brotherhood, Sunni, Shiism, Religion, Theology.  Brief: Shadi Hamid explores the…

A Lost Decade for Third-Wave Democracies?

Authors: Yun-han Chu, Kai-Ping Huang, Marta Lagos and Robert Mattes Affiliation:National Taiwan University, Baker Institute for Public Policy Rice University, University of Strathclyde Organization/Publisher: Journal of Democracy Date/Place: April 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Article  Number of Pages:18 Link: …

The Future of US-Iraq Relations

Author: C. Anthony Pfaff Affiliation: Atlantic Council Organization/Publisher: Atlantic Council Date/Place: April 27, 2020/ Washington DC, USA Type of Literature: Report Number of Pages: 24 Link: Keywords: Iraq, U.S., Middle East, Security, Economy, COVID-19 Brief: The rise of Islamic…

Modern Monetary Theory, explained

Author: Dylan Matthews Affiliation: VOX Media Organization/Publisher: VOX Media Date/Place: April 16, 2020/ USA Type of Literature: In-depth Report Word Count: 4630   Link: Keywords: Green New Deal, MMT, Heterodox Economics, US Dollar, Government Spending  Brief: Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)…

The Growing Threat Posed by Accelerationism and Accelerationist Groups Worldwide

Authors: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Samuel Hodgson and Colin P. Clarke  Affiliation: Foreign Policy Research Institute  Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute  Date/Place: April 20, 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Analysis  Word Count: 1549  Link:   Keywords: White supremacy, COVID19, Accelerationists, U.S, Race War Brief:  White supremacists are jumping at the opportunity to…

Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

Authors: Luis Hassan Gallardo and Jeanne Batalova Affiliation: Migration Policy Institute Organization/Publisher: Migration Policy Institute Date/Place: April 10, 2020/ Washington DC, USA Type of Literature: Article Word Count:  2181 Link: Keywords: United States, South America, Venezuelan Immigrants Brief: The…

Modi’s Coronavirus Test

Author: Anubhav Gupta and Puneet Talwar Affiliation: Asia Society Policy Institute  Publisher: Foreign Affairs Date: May 4, 2020/USAType: Article Word/Page Count: 1733 words   Link: Keywords: India, COVID-19, Consolidation.  Brief: The authors analyze India’s social, economic and political condition…