Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Dania Arayssi, a Senior Research Fellow at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and a scholar of Middle East political economy and participation. She also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and teaches at George Washington University. Her research focuses on Middle East politics, with particular expertise in Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and Hezbollah.
In this episode, we discuss the fragmentation of the order and power that used to exist in the Middle East, the efforts of Iran to spread their influence and power in an attempt to hold on to the old order, the possibility of a NATO-like alliance in the Middle East, and the potential for security arrangements like the Mecca Agreement eventually encompassing Israel alongside its neighbors.
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The Netanyahu government`s policies of dispossession, widespread destruction, displacement, killings, and terror against Palestinian civilians betray the moral inheritance of Judaism. They endanger Jews worldwide by creating the poisonous impression that all Jews are complicit in Israel’s atrocities and giving unprecedented rise to antisemitism.
Sudan is facing one of the world`s worst humanitarian catastrophes, yet millions of civilians remain without adequate protection. Since the conflict erupted in April 2023, tens of thousands have been killed, more than 10.5 million people have been displaced within the country, and millions more have fled across borders.
Since 2023, nearly 270,000 Israelis have emigrated from Israel, according to a study from Tel Aviv University—an accelerating brain drain that weakens the country’s future. They are not fleeing insecurity or economic uncertainty. Many are abandoning a state sinking ever deeper into moral catastrophe resulting from its malicious devastation of Gaza and the never-ending dispossession of Palestinians in the West Bank.
#Israel #Gaza #HumanRights #BrainDrain
The disturbing footage of Ricardo Gonzalez being restrained by ICE agents in Long Beach raises serious questions about Trump’s immigration enforcement. A man screaming in pain, suffering from a broken arm, while federal agents restrain him. Is this what America has become? This is not merely an immigration issue. It is a fundamental human rights issue. No immigration policy can justify excessive force, cruelty, and naked human rights violations. I am ashamed to call myself an American when I witness such a horrific incident in a country led by Trump. We stand for freedom, justice, and human rights, not fear, intimidation, and brutality. We must speak out against these abuses, demand accountability, and refuse to allow violations of human rights to become the new normal.
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Aww, it's so cute when you try to talk about things you don't understand
Biden shouldn't have allowed illegals to invade. If people don't like them being removed they can leave with them.
Spare me. Obama and Biden are in it up to their necks. Their felonious election interference cannot stand. The end justifies the means. Keep up the good work Mr. President.
Tax or eat the rich
Nothing compared to the brutal act of abortion the dismembered body of the innocent human in the womb ...
Trump wants to transform East Potomac Golf Links, a historic public golf course in Washington, D.C., into a championship destination, despite serious legal and environmental concerns. Hundreds of trees have already been removed. Public recreational spaces could also be lost. Preservation groups have filed lawsuits, and a federal judge has temporarily halted further tree removal, questioning the administration’s actions. Why should a president be allowed to reshape public land according to his personal ambitions while legal challenges remain unresolved? Public property belongs to the American people, not to whoever occupies the White House. The Constitution, the courts, and the public interest must prevail over any president’s arbitrary exercise of power.
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He doesn’t care. He HAS to leave his “mark” wherever he can, … usually as a SCAR.
The investigation surrounding Congresswoman Ilhan Omar raises a frightening question: Is the Trump administration using government power to intimidate political opponents? Omar has openly criticized Trump. Now, reports of efforts to question her citizenship raise concerns about political retaliation. The Fourteenth Amendment protects American citizenship. It cannot simply be revoked because someone opposes the president. When critics fear investigations, threats to their citizenship, or the destruction of their reputations for speaking out, democracy is in danger. This is how authoritarian governments, including Russia, suppress dissent: by creating fear and making examples of political opponents. In America, criticizing a president is a constitutional right, not a crime.
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she did say "come investigate me I have nothing to hide", so they did 😂😂
So, are you saying SOME people ARE above the law?
I guess that's one skewered way to look at it 😂
Now please address 1. the accusations against her. 2. How this is different than the attacks against Trump.
What goes around, comes around.
She won they found zippo
Warrant was signed by a Democrat, so maybe there is something to it?
No one is above the law - ilhan Omar. Did you ask the liberal judge that signed the warrant
So, the DOJ has shared all their information and evidence with you??? If not, how could you possibly know that she’s innocent??? Just like I can’t possibly know if she’s guilty….
Remember some people did some things
Your going to jail ha ha ha ha 😂
You have to be an actual citizen to risk citizenship.
If you are clean nothing will happen to you .
Well, thats not why..
So dramatic…it’s not like she been targeted for assassination…4 times
Behind you and your campaign 1000%
If no crime then your ok , if a crime then your gone, preferably after jail time.
Committing fraud doesn’t help either
She speaks against the US and our way of life.
“No one is above the law”Ilhan Omer.
It is a risk only if you are not a citizen
The investigation into Omar began during bidens rein, not trumps
Is sheca citizen
The investigation was started by the Biden administration.
Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Dania Arayssi, a Senior Research Fellow at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and a scholar of Middle East political economy and participation. She also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and teaches at George Washington University. Her research focuses on Middle East politics, with particular expertise in Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and Hezbollah.
In this episode, we discuss the fragmentation of the order and power that used to exist in the Middle East, the efforts of Iran to spread their influence and power in an attempt to hold on to the old order, the possibility of a NATO-like alliance in the Middle East, and the potential for security arrangements like the Mecca Agreement eventually encompassing Israel alongside its neighbors.
Listen now: soundcloud.com/alon-ben-meir/on-the-issues-episode-172
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Dania Arayssi, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy and a scholar of Middle East political economy and participation. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, where her dissertation examined the political effects of remittances and civic engagement in the Middle East. She also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at CU Boulder and held fellowships with the Barney Ford Lab for Civic Thought and Engagement and the Institute of Behavioral Science.
Arayssi also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and teaches at George Washington University. Before joining New Lines, Arayssi held analytical and research roles with the World Bank, USAID, Oxfam America, and the U.S. Army War College.
Her research focuses on Middle East politics, with particular expertise in Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and Hezbollah. Her doctoral work investigates how remittance income shapes political behavior and civic engagement in Lebanon, challenging conventional theories of political mobilization. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Beirut and leads survey research initiatives examining political participation patterns across the region.
Dania’s broader research interests include democracy and peace studies, development economics, economic policy, elections and voting behavior, non-state actors and ideology, protest movements, race and representation, regime change, and trust development. She has particular expertise in the role of civil society organizations in political transitions and democratization processes.
At the New Lines Institute, Dania’s work addresses critical policy questions related to Syrian political transitions, minority inclusion in post-conflict governance, and regional security dynamics. Her recent publications analyze Al-Sharaa’s governance model in Syria and the implications for U.S. strategic interests in the region. She regularly briefs congressional staff and policymakers on Middle East security issues. Her work has been published by Foreign Policy and the Digest of Middle East Studies as well as regional and international media outlets.
Dania holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master of Public Policy from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, a master’s degree in History of International Relations from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the American University of Science and Technology. She has also completed a Diploma in International Criminal Law from the Asser Institute in The Hague.
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