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Joseph Braude

Middle East specialist Joseph Braude is the author of Broadcasting Change: Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Liberalism (Rowman & Littlefield). He is Advisor to the Al-Mesbar Center for Research and Studies and tweets@josephbraude.

Latest Articles

  • By Joseph Braude

    In Hong Kong and the Mainland, U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on China

    Storm clouds continue to gather over Beijing’s relationship with Washington. While popular discontent in the U.S. over Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus has been rising for months, China’s imposition of more direct rule over Hong Kong has catalyzed a wave of both criticism and concrete action...

  • By Joseph Braude

    High-Profile Clashes at Pivotal Democratic Primaries

    Amid ongoing urban unrest and the fallout from COVID-19, two states are hosting primary elections to determine key Democratic party nominees for the 2020 election. While Coronavirus-induced delays will likely delay release of the results for several days, these races are notable for featuring two...

  • By Joseph Braude

    Shifting Winds in America’s Presidential Contest

    Between the devastation of the coronavirus and the energizing effect of the George Floyd protests on minority voters, prominent American pollsters now contend that the momentum in this year’s forthcoming presidential election has shifted to Democratic challenger Joe Biden....

  • By Joseph Braude

    Imagining a Biden Foreign Policy

    On June 5, U.S. Senator Joseph Biden acquired the 1,991 delegates needed to formally secure the Democratic nomination for President. Though months remain before the forthcoming American elections in November, the Biden campaign has already given an indication of the contours of a potential Biden...

  • By Joseph Braude

    A New Pacific Cold War Between Washington and Beijing

    While social tension and unrest in the streets of the United States have garnered most of the headlines, in the diplomatic backgroundm the makings of an intensified rivalry between Washington and Beijing are growing. The Trump administration has taken a series of measures — withdrawing from the...

  • By Joseph Braude

    Tehran Ruler Threatens Genocide, Sustains a Cyber-Blow

    As the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak appears to have crested, older patterns of conflict and foreign policy are re-asserting themselves. Iranian leader Khamene’i took the occasion of Qods Day to return to genocidal rhetoric. In so doing, he elicited harsh denunciation from Western...

  • By Joseph Braude

    A Rare U.S. Political Consensus to Get Tough on China

    Amid the coronavirus crisis, foreign policy debates in Washington are coming to center around the future of America’s relationship with Beijing. While a casual reading of American media would suggest a traditional divide along partisan lines, with Republicans favoring a more hawkish posture and...

  • By Joseph Braude

    Amid a Rising Pandemic Toll, Iran Flashes Riot Gear to Quell Unrest

    The Iranian leadership’s difficulties in coping with the coronavirus pandemic have grown increasingly stark, as internal documents indicate an outbreak substantially worse than the figures officially released to the public. Key decision-makers, including Ayatollah Khamene’i himself, appear...

  • By Joseph Braude

    Iran is Yielding Ground to the Combined Pressure of its Adversaries 

    The past week has been a difficult one for Tehran and its regional ambitions. Israeli air strikes, economic collapse stemming from the coronavirus, and an ever-tightening American campaign of sanctions have exacted a heavy toll. Tehran has begun to show signs of yielding ground to the combined...

  • By Joseph Braude

    US Tightens Binds of Containment on Iran as Virus Rages

    Over the last week, Washington has turned its eye once more to tightening the binds of containment, in response to Iranian provocations in the Gulf, moving to extend a UN arms embargo and deliver a sharp warning to Iranian naval commanders. Owing to the depredations of the coronavirus, Tehran’s...

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Opinion

The Beirut Disaster: Implications for Lebanon
By Hanin Ghaddar
Joe Biden Finds His Running Mate 
By Joseph Braude
Kamala Harris is Now the Democratic Mainstream
By Jonathan Bernstein
Karen Bass Emerges as Serious Contender for Joe Biden’s VP, Draws Scrutiny
By Joseph Braude
Maryam Rajavi: Iran’s Face of Hope
By Elie Fawaz
Who Will be Joe Biden’s Running Mate?
By Joseph Braude