The Party of Justice and Development’s Pragmatic Politics
The PJD's pragmatic politics — intended to maintain the king’s support and appeal to heterogeneous constituencies — failed…
May 31, 2018 5508 Results
Gas Geoeconomics in Europe: Using Strategic Investments to Promote Market Liberalization, Counterbalance Russian Revanchism, and Enhance European Energy Security
The authors seek to spark a deeper conversation on the merits of geoeconomics — i.e., using economic instruments to produce…
May 31, 2018 Party of Justice and Development: A Strategy of Differentiation
Morocco's Justice and Development Party attempts to preserve its leading political position by presenting itself as an…
May 30, 2018 
The Response of the Moroccan Legislature to the Jerada Crisis
By Laila Elimam
Protests erupted in Jerada, Morocco, after the deaths of two brothers who were killed in the nearby…
May 30, 2018 Working Under Constraints: The PJD in the Aftermath of the 2016 Elections
Morocco's monarchy preserves its power by maintaining a balance among the country’s 33 political parties, preventing the…
May 29, 2018 
Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Commentary
The “Marry Your Rapist” Law Is No More in Tunisia The authors examine new legislation in Tunisia aimed at increasing protections for women, such as repealing the country’s…
May 29, 2018 The PJD: The Vanguard of Democracy in Morocco in the Age of Populism and Authoritarian Entrenchment?
In an age of populism and authoritarian entrenchment, the author explores whether the PJD is at the vanguard of democracy in…
May 28, 2018 Action and Reaction: Royal Rhetoric Responds to the PJD
The responses of Morocco's monarchy to the rise of the PJD are examined for what they suggest about the monarchy’s…
May 25, 2018 
Drawing the Line: Ethical, Policy and Scientific Perspectives on U.S. Embryo Research May 23, 2018
Research on human embryos is restricted, by nongovernmental guidelines, to the first 14 days of their development in the…
U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Less a Strategy Than a Wish List
Fellow Joe Barnes blogs on the Trump administration's new approach to Iran, as laid out by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
May 23, 2018