POMED Policy Briefs are short analysis pieces for U.S. policymakers on issues of core relevance to democratic development in the Middle East and North Africa. The briefs feature leading American, European, and regional authors from academia, think tanks, practitioner organizations, and human rights groups. The views expressed in these articles are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Project on Middle East Democracy.

Rethinking Development Assistance in the Middle East

By John Sullivan

February 23, 2011

Promoting Human Rights in the Middle East: A Multilateral Approach

By Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff

February 17, 2011

Tunisia’s Moment of Opportunity

By Amine Ghali

January 28, 2011

Confronting Egypt’s Dangerous Decline

By Issandr El Amrani

January 6, 2011