Farrukh Iqbal (World Bank) and Youssouf Kiendrebeogo (Auvergne): The Reduction of Child Mortality in the Middle East and North Africa: A Success Story. Stephen W. Day on what’s behind Yemen’s recent political turmoil. From The Monkey Cage, Tamara Cofman Wittes and Marc Lynch on the mysterious absence of women from Middle East policy debates; on Islamists and their charities; and on the Arab uprisings: With the rush of events, what did political scientists miss during the Arab uprisings? William O. Beeman (Minnesota): Few "Gays" in the Middle East, but Significant Same-Sex Sexuality. A daring plan to rebuild Syria, no matter who wins the war: With the battle still ongoing, a huge team of Syrian planners plots the restoration of Aleppo and beyond. John Lee Anderson on General Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s new strongman. Betsy L. Fisher (Michigan): Why Non-Marital Children in the MENA Region Face a Risk of Statelessness. Aaron David Miller on the Arab Spring in 2015: RIP? John Lloyd reviews The Iron Cage of Liberalism: International Politics and Unarmed Revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa by Daniel Ritter. Joel Gillin on how Libya is yet another reason to be wary of humanitarian interventions. Since 9/11, we've had 4 wars in the Middle East — they've all been disasters. Charles Simic on our wars, our victims. A look at how the rise of Islamic State is changing history in the Middle East. Carriew Weisman on why porn is exploding in the Middle East.
