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Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
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Molly Hickey

PhD candidate, the Department of Government, Harvard University

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Molly Hickey is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University, working primarily within the field of comparative politics in the Middle East. She is interested in political economy, the politics of foreign aid, migration, and social policy in the Middle East. She worked on USAID projects in the MENA region and from 2019 to 2020 was a Fulbright Student Fellow in Jordan.

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Articles

Jordan Seeks to Balance Between Dissent and Stability 
By outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood, the Jordanian government has narrowed the space for political opposition, which may push dissent underground and fuel instability. 
Molly Hickey

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