{"id":665505,"date":"2019-05-31T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/?p=665505"},"modified":"2019-05-31T18:07:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:07:08","slug":"the-pulse-of-political-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2019\/05\/31\/the-pulse-of-political-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pulse of Political Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"siteNav\" class=\"\" data-reactid=\"144\">\n<div class=\"container clearfix\" data-reactid=\"145\">\n<div class=\"lockup\" data-reactid=\"146\">\n<div class=\"lockup\" data-reactid=\"150\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"clearfix\" data-reactid=\"150\"><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\"242\">\n<div class=\"contentWrap clearfix\" data-reactid=\"243\">\n<div class=\"clearfix wrapCarousel\" data-reactid=\"244\">\n<div class=\"kQ_t block\" data-reactid=\"245\">\n<div class=\"aL_3 clearfix\" data-reactid=\"246\">\n<div class=\"C2DW\" data-reactid=\"247\">\n<div data-reactid=\"248\">\n<div data-reactid=\"249\">\n<div data-reactid=\"250\">\n<div class=\"YCyz\" data-reactid=\"251\">\n<div class=\"_2cQv\" data-reactid=\"255\">\n<div class=\"_2IWI clearfix\" data-reactid=\"256\">\n<div class=\"_1MJL\" data-reactid=\"257\">\n<div class=\"_5rI6\" data-reactid=\"258\">\n<p class=\"_3511 fs40\" data-reactid=\"261\">The political order of the modern Middle East, one that has stood in place through the strength of autocratic regimes for more than a century, is under threat. The threat comes not from Western democracy or from Islam but from a potent combination of the two: political Islam, whose mere existence undermines the monarchies and military dictatorships that have so often suppressed its adherents. Some governments will continue to suppress them, of course, but the ones that work with them will eventually gain influence at the expense of those who do not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix wrapCarousel\" data-reactid=\"244\">\n<div class=\"kQ_t block\" data-reactid=\"245\">\n<div class=\"aL_3 clearfix\" data-reactid=\"246\">\n<div class=\"C2DW\" data-reactid=\"247\">\n<div data-reactid=\"248\">\n<div data-reactid=\"249\">\n<div data-reactid=\"250\">\n<div class=\"YCyz\" data-reactid=\"251\">\n<div class=\"_2cQv\" data-reactid=\"255\">\n<div class=\"_2IWI clearfix\" data-reactid=\"256\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3WP_\" data-reactid=\"264\"><picture data-reactid=\"266\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/pulse-of-political-islam.jpg?itok=dJaqNjAC 1024w, 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role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"384\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"385\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"386\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"388\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks about the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a weekly parliamentary address on Oct. 23 in Ankara. Turkey still holds cards to play in its rivalry with Saudi Arabia, but it hasn't used them \u2013 yet.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ltmkxfdx\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=pMxHkkHr 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=I8IAdlrJ 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=HILsBq13 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ot_XMaME 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ltmkxfdx 180w\" alt=\"President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks about the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a weekly parliamentary address on Oct. 23 in Ankara. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ltmkxfdx\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=pMxHkkHr 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=I8IAdlrJ 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=HILsBq13 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ot_XMaME 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/KSA-Turkey%20grounder-Display.jpg?itok=ltmkxfdx 180w\" data-reactid=\"390\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"391\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"393\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"394\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"398\"><span data-reactid=\"399\">Oct 29, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"400\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"401\">Why Turkey Isn&#8217;t Burning Bridges With Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"409\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"410\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"411\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"413\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"The on-again, off-again relationship between Turkey and Israel appears to be moving toward reconciliation.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UxsnCkTl\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=_-a9ydXH 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=kvn9OjAh 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UcByCWDB 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=BXrbXKPX 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UxsnCkTl 180w\" alt=\"A map shows the Middle East, including Turkey and Israel.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UxsnCkTl\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=_-a9ydXH 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=kvn9OjAh 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UcByCWDB 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=BXrbXKPX 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/levant_0.jpg?itok=UxsnCkTl 180w\" data-reactid=\"415\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"416\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"418\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"419\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"423\"><span data-reactid=\"424\">Oct 8, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"425\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"426\">Geopolitics Keeps Pushing Turkey and Israel Back Together<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"434\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"435\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"436\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"438\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"The Tunisian government's ideological turmoil began after longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fell in 2011.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=yuqQLMbj\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=S0UBxoVH 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=5l9iYsyN 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=BDNfDV2w 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=4m9QjnOX 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=yuqQLMbj 180w\" alt=\"Tunisian women chant slogans and wave their national flag during a demonstration on Aug. 13, 2018, to mark Tunisia's Women's Day and to demand equal inheritance rights for men and women.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=yuqQLMbj\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=S0UBxoVH 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=5l9iYsyN 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=BDNfDV2w 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=4m9QjnOX 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-tunisia-ugtt-reforms-gettyimages-1016197478.jpg?itok=yuqQLMbj 180w\" data-reactid=\"440\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"441\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"443\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"444\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"448\"><span data-reactid=\"449\">Sep 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"450\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"451\">Tunisia&#8217;s Two Sheikhs Are Frenemies No More<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"459\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"460\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"461\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"463\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"Qatar and Egypt will continue to seek the common goal of a quiet Gaza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=nsg9iE6w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=hb-B91AS 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=R-7jQvHe 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=T7GXxZY- 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=qRUdirzT 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=nsg9iE6w 180w\" alt=\"A Palestinian man walks past a shuttered health center provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a strike of all UNRWA institutions in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 24. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=nsg9iE6w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=hb-B91AS 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=R-7jQvHe 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=T7GXxZY- 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=qRUdirzT 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/mena-qatar-egypt-gaza-display-GettyImages-1039210916.jpg?itok=nsg9iE6w 180w\" data-reactid=\"465\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"466\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"468\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"469\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"473\"><span data-reactid=\"474\">Sep 25, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"475\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"476\">Gaza Is Bringing Egypt and Qatar Closer, but It Can&#8217;t Keep Them Together<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"484\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"485\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"486\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"488\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"The military stalemate in Afghanistan endures almost 17 years after the United States invasion in October 2001.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=0Vbtya0j\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=bRXA9PJj 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=DBiv0PJ7 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=kx-LGAHY 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=4yuTF2gZ 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=0Vbtya0j 180w\" alt=\"An Afghan soldier on patrol in southern Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2014.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=0Vbtya0j\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=bRXA9PJj 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=DBiv0PJ7 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=kx-LGAHY 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=4yuTF2gZ 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-afghanistan-stalemate-gettyimages-460883064.jpg?itok=0Vbtya0j 180w\" data-reactid=\"490\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"491\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"493\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"494\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"498\"><span data-reactid=\"499\">Jun 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"500\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"501\">What Lies Beneath the Enduring Stalemate in Afghanistan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"509\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"510\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"511\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"513\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"While most practicing Muslims around the world will use the time to attend mosque more frequently and be with family, the religious fervor of the month will incite a select few to engage in acts of violence in the name of Islam.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=XIbah2fK\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=3vqetzRg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=s_s0Cetw 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=kAfKYyld 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=LI8-ZLP7 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=XIbah2fK 180w\" alt=\"A Palestinian teenager prepares to head to the border fence with Israel amid mass demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on May 14 -- the day before Ramadan -- in Gaza City.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=XIbah2fK\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=3vqetzRg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=s_s0Cetw 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=kAfKYyld 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=LI8-ZLP7 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/may-protests-jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestine.jpg?itok=XIbah2fK 180w\" data-reactid=\"515\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"516\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"518\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"519\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"523\"><span data-reactid=\"524\">May 15, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"525\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"526\">Ramadan in 2018, a Threat Lens Perspective<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cursorPointer\" role=\"presentation\" data-reactid=\"534\">\n<div class=\"cRwr undefined\" data-reactid=\"535\">\n<article class=\"_9cah IE_fullImage _2Gj_ _2Bz6 _2sh3 contentCard\" data-reactid=\"536\">\n<div class=\"_2i3N\" data-reactid=\"538\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2WhR img lazyloaded\" title=\"Lebanon is holding its first parliamentary elections in nine years and testing a new election law.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=_mqWYPuB\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=j3ojdtm- 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=tu3Xssma 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=W27k87-S 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=FgNGDgHx 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=_mqWYPuB 180w\" alt=\"In this photograph from Lebanon, a vendor sells national and party flags near Beirut on May 2, 2018, ahead of parliamentary elections.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=_mqWYPuB\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 22.5vw, (min-width: 768px) 29vw, 90vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_full\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=j3ojdtm- 1024w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_large\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=tu3Xssma 810w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_medium\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=W27k87-S 576w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_small\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=FgNGDgHx 432w, https:\/\/www.stratfor.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/square_tiny\/public\/display-lebanon-elections-gettyimages-954064200.jpg?itok=_mqWYPuB 180w\" data-reactid=\"540\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2JVM articleMetaIE\" data-reactid=\"541\">\n<div class=\"ccLD fs13 highlight clearfix\" data-reactid=\"543\"><span class=\"_2HIM\" data-reactid=\"544\">Assessments <\/span><span class=\"_37ik\" data-reactid=\"548\"><span data-reactid=\"549\">May 5, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_2Rao\" data-reactid=\"550\">\n<div class=\"_1LQf\" data-reactid=\"551\">What to Watch for in Lebanon&#8217;s 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