Stanford experts detail democratic decline, authoritarian trends in the Middle East

Stanford experts detail democratic decline, authoritarian trends in the Middle East

Stanford scholars urged historical approaches to examine the impact of regional conflict in the Middle East and North Africa on authoritarian stability and dissent.
Hesham Sallam speaks at a podium with panelists Samia Errazzouki and Joel Beinin Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Israel has confronted a “clear and immediate democratic emergency,” said Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan professor of Middle East history. Nora Sulots