New POMED Policy Brief: On the Front Lines of Change
Women have played a central role in the uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, and now, as some of these countries undergo transitions, women’s rights must be incorporated into broader demands for social, economic, and political reform. In the latest POMED policy brief, Isobel Coleman examines the women’s movements in Tunisia and Egypt in the context of the Arab Spring. A transition to an inclusive, authentic democracy will ...
July 26, 2011
Category: Egypt, Islam and Democracy, Islamist movements, Muslim Brotherhood, Policy Briefs, Political transition, Tunisia, Uncategorized, US foreign policy, Women, Women's Rights
U.S. Takes Steps to Engage the Middle East
On June 13, Deborah A. McCarthy, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, spoke about the United States' commitment to engaging with partners and allies in the Middle East. According to McCarthy, the U.S. has taken numerous steps to help the region, including providing financial support to stabilize Egypt and Tunisia's economies. In addition, the U.S. is also working with parliament to create enterprise ...
June 22, 2011
Category: Development Assistance, Diplomacy, Egypt, Egypt, EU, Foreign Aid, Oil, Trade & Investment, Tunisia, Tunisia, US foreign policy
June 17, 2011
Category: Elections, Featured, Islam and Democracy, Kurds, PKK, Policy Briefs, Political Islam, Publications, Reform, Secularism, Turkey, US foreign policy
May 5, 2011
Category: Democracy Promotion, Diplomacy, Egypt, Freedom, Human Rights, Military, Policy Briefs, POMED, Protests, Publications, Reform, sanctions, Syria, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UN Human Rights Council
New POMED Policy Brief: Rethinking Development Assistance in the Middle East
In the latest POMED policy brief, CIPE Executive Director John Sullivan explores the impact of the State Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) in the wake of the dramatic events in the Middle East. Click here for the ...
February 17, 2011
Category: Human Rights, Multilateralism, Policy Briefs, POMED, Publications, UNHRC, United Nations