Michele Dunne analyzes the longstanding political problems behind the unrest in Bahrain and Carnegie experts examine how the increasing unrest across the region could affect Jordan, Yemen, Iran, Palestine, Morocco, and Algeria.
Nathan J. Brown examines both the obstacles that might prevent the Egyptian revolution from succeeding as a true democratic transition and the reasons to believe the country might see real political change.
Thomas Carothers writes that Congressional Republicans should follow the example of British conservatives, who have taken the extraordinary step of exempting foreign aid from their far-reaching budget cuts because they recognize its strategic and moral importance.
Nathan J. Brown examines the new avenues for political activity open to the Egyptian and Jordanian Muslim Brotherhoods and Hamas in the wake of growing regional unrest.
Michele Dunne and Mara Revkin explain that Egypt needs a new blueprint for sustainable development, including policies to address structural inequality and sweeping reforms to resuscitate a floundering educational system.
Uri Dadush warns that the obsession with global rebalancing stokes currency and protectionist tensions and diverts attention from what is really needed—reforms at home.
Amr Hamzawy writes that all Egyptian citizens must participate in rebuilding their country’s institutions throughout the current transition.
Dmitri Trenin explains that Moscow’s reaction to the current upheaval in Egypt demonstrates the dramatically changed nature of Russian relations with, and presence in, the Middle East.
Sinan Ülgen writes that the EU must dismantle its own agricultural protectionism and help bolster North Africa’s private sector.
Despite China’s high growth rates, the country still faces a number of economic challenges, from trade tensions with the West to reducing income inequality at home.
As cries for change gain momentum across the region, what is the future of the Saudi state? Will the House of Saud make serious efforts at reform?
international economic bulletin In response to the unrest in the Arab world, developing countries have begun stockpiling food staples, sending commodity prices soaring. Hafez Ghanem examines the developing world’s vulnerability to food price shocks.
international economic bulletin The best way to ensure that the international monetary system functions smoothly is domestic reforms in major economies, not a system-wide overhaul by the G20, write Uri Dadush and Vera Eidelman.
policy outlook Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy overview the different kinds of protest movements in key Arab states, including Egypt, and examine the links between economic and political protest in the region.
report Ashley Tellis explains how India’s new medium multi-role combat aircraft will play an essential role in India’s transformation from a regional power to a global giant. The company awarded the contract to build the fighter will gain an important toehold in a lucrative market.
op-ed, New Republic Thomas Carothers examines the recent upheaval in Tunisia and Egypt in the context of global democratic transitions in the latter half of the twentieth century. عربي
policy outlook Arab moderates must realize that they cannot limit their moderation to the Arab-Israeli peace process if they hope to remain credible in the eyes of a public demanding serious domestic reforms, explains Marwan Muasher. عربي
As Egypt begins the complicated task of building sustainable political, economic, and social institutions, its new leaders can learn from Turkey’s experience by establishing a national security council and implementing a proportional electoral system.
In spite of China’s high growth rates, the country still faces a number of economic challenges, from trade tensions with the West to reducing income inequality domestically.
While the EU and the United States enacted strong repercussions for the violent crackdowns following Belarus' December presidential elections, long-term stability will require moving beyond the current political stalemate.
The 1861 reform sounded the death knell for Russian feudalism, and attempts by the ruling bureaucracy’s to restore some aspects of feudal government should have no place.
