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The MECRA research blog is composed of short articles and may include outside contributions. The views expressed in these blogs and articles are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis editorial stance.

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Mar 28
8 min

New tensions in Iraq: The Coalition, the Pentagon, Kataib Hezbollah and Tehran

The US and Iran are preparing for a new round in Iraq.

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Mar 27
2 min

Coronavirus in the Middle East DAILY updates by MECRA

Since the last edition (March 21-26) and the March 11 of the Middle East Coronavirus Daily Update (MECDU) we have seen major rises in the number of cases. Tu...

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Jun 29, 2019
16 min

Hizballah’s Deep State: the creeping annexation of Lebanese State Institutions and political life

By JONATHAN SPYER The concept of a ‘deep state’ is customarily used to describe a structure existing within and separate from the formal structures of a stat...

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