Tag: Arab World

The meaning of good governance in the Arab world (Mohamed ElBaradei, Al Jazeera)

My work as a diplomat and an international civil servant necessitated spending many years away from home. I was fortunate to have had the...

Professional Associations: Assessing their Potential as Actors of Change (Arab Reform Initiative)

The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) launched today its e-book entitled “Between the Importance of Roles and Challenges of Organization and Representation: Independent Professional Associations...

How Confucius Institutes in the Arab World Shape Positive Perceptions of China (Roie Yellinek, The Jamestown Foundation)

Much has been written about Confucius Institutes (CI) in the West, but this tool of Chinese influence does not receive much attention for its...

Arab World – The Arab Spring has been misunderstood (Al Jazeera)

Safwan Masri A decade after the Arab Spring, Westerners’ perceptions of events and Arabs’ perceptions of themselves remain muddled. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/18/the-misunderstood-arab-spring

Arab World – Why Nation-State Is the Only Solution to the Arab World’s Identity Crisis (Valdai Discussion Club)

Ebtesam Al-Ketbi The Arab world has been unable until this moment to produce its own integrated intellectual, cultural and pragmatic project that can understand the...

(Arab World) There is a long road ahead for Arab journalists and free speech (Al Jazeera)

Rana Sabbagh Since the Arab Spring, the media has been muzzled, but independent voices and a new US president offer hope. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/15/the-long-road-ahead-for-arab-journalists-and-free-speech

(Arab World) Heavy lies the crown: The survival of Arab monarchies, 10 years after the Arab Spring (Brookings)

Yasmina Abouzzohour Ten years ago, the Arab uprisings unseated four “presidents for life” in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. The Middle East and North Africa’s...

ARAB WORLD – ‘Atomised’ Society and Politics in the Arab World (Nourhan ElSheikh, Valdai Discussion Club)

As we’ve grown into an atomised world, something has changed within us. In creating a system for individuals and not for the community, we...