The Politics of Pandemics Evolving Regime-opposition Dynamics in the MENA Region

The Covid-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time, as many countries in the MENA region remain engulfed in vicious internal conflicts or must cope with structural socio-economic distress and popular dissent. In many respects, such a context and many of its problems resemble those that formed...

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Main Author: Mezran, Karim (auth)
Other Authors: Perteghella, Annalisa (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Milan Ledizioni 2020
Series:ISPI Publications
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