As the current EC, we thank outgoing members @curtisryan.bsky.social, Zahra Babar, and @lmourad.bsky.social for their leadership, community-building, and continuous efforts on behalf of MENA political science scholars.

We have big shoes to fill, and look forward to working with you!

And finally, as with all our newsletters, this one is also beautifully done with some cover art from an image drawn by students at Lebanon Unsettled Project at USEK in July 2022 and provided by Deen Sharp (who contributed an essay to the symposium on student encampments).

And last, but definitely not least, the Best Book Award in MENA Politics was given to @sharangrewal.bsky.social on Military Legacies and the Arab Spring published by Oxford University Press!

And for the best article on MENA politics, we have a co-authored piece by @danielarnon.bsky.social Richard J. McAlexander & Michael A. Rubin published in International Security

and an honourable mention to @rbkhoury.bsky.social's paper on local organizations in wartime Syria

Next up is the Best APSA Paper on MENA Politics, with a winner and an honourable mention! For the best paper, we have @biffpm.bsky.social's paper on workplace networks and civil society in Jordan

And the co-winner, Alice Baroni from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

As we start to gear up for this year's Annual Meeting, we look forward to celebrating and honouring our 2024 section award winners!

Starting off with Best Dissertation on MENA Politics, we have 2 winners this year! First up, Hessa Alnuaimi from the University of St. Andrews #menasky