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The New Arab Editorial Cartoon: In MENA, it's jackboots everywhere

Military coups are back in the Arab world. With a vengeance.
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With the recent coup in Sudan, the Middle East has become an even more militarized region (Al Alaraby Al Jadeed)
With the recent coup in Sudan, the Middle East has become an even more militarized region (Al Alaraby Al Jadeed)

Illustration by Emad Hajjaj/Al-Araby al-Jadeed/The New Arab

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