Analyst Examines Differences among Arab Uprisings
In an op-ed, professor Mark LeVine describes why democratic transitions have been so drastically different across the Middle East. He argued that the initial movement in Syria was not as successful as Egypt or Tunisia due in part to a ...
The Brookings Institution: Americans on the Middle East
The Brookings Institution published a study of American opinions on the Middle East, conducted by the University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes and Anwar Sadat Chair Shibley Telhami. The study sought to gauge American first impressions and public opinion of the attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East, and whether attitudes on other issues have changed since the attacks. A poll conducted as part of the study found that a majority ...
Thousands March on Maspero as Morsi Pardons Protesters
On his 100th day as president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi issued a general amnesty for all protesters and political prisoners arrested between January 25, 2011 and June 30, 2012 in connection to the revolution, excluding those charged with murder. Morsi had ...
Weekly Wire – October 9th
POMED's Weekly Wire for October 9th is now available. This week we highlight these and other top stories: Romney Talks Middle East Policy, Foreign Aid in Speech Demonstrations, Election Boycott Calls Shake Streets of Amman Reps. Ros-Lehtinen, Jordan Question Aid to Egypt Libyan Prime Minister Receives Vote of No Confidence To continue reading the full Weekly Wire, click here.
POMED Notes: U.S.-Egyptian Relations: Where is the Bilateral Relationship Headed?
The Center for National Policy hosted an event on Thursday (10/4) entitled “U.S.-Egyptian Relations: Where is the Bilateral Relationship Headed?” The discussion centered around the slow and initial tepid response of the new Egyptian leadership to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Cairo. The response caused some members of Congress to advocate for a cut in U.S. assistance. On the other hand, both Egyptian and U.S. officials have indicated ...
American Middle East Network for Dialogue at Stanford Seeking Applicants
The American Middle East Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) is seeking applicants to be a part of its 2013 program. AMENDS is a student initiative at Stanford University that enables the most promising youth change agents from across the Middle East, North Africa, and United States to learn from each other, advance their work, and share, through TED style talks, their ideas and experiences with the world. Delegates for the ...
Libyan Prime Minister Receives Vote of No-Confidence
The Libyan General National Congress rejected Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abu Shagur's proposal for an emergency government on October 7. The plan, composed of 10 governing ministries, failed to pass by a vote of 125 to 44. Seventeen members of parliament ...
Jordanians Call for Boycott of Upcoming Elections
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Amman on October 5 to call for a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The demonstration was the largest since weekly protests began in early 2011. Jordanian opposition groups ...
Debate over U.S. Aid to Egypt Continues
In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, expressed concerns and raised a number of questions ...
POMED Notes: Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy
The U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy to the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs held a quarterly meeting on Wednesday (10/3), hosted by Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez. The meeting focused on U.S. Government economic related assistance for supporting Egypt’s democratic transition and how the U.S. Government can assist U.S. businesses seeking to operate in Egypt. The meeting was conducted ...
POMED Notes – Syria After Assad: Managing the Challenges of Transition
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) brought Syrian opposition members together on Thursday (10/4) to discuss the Day After Project, an eight-month effort to plan for a post-Assad Syria, coordinated by USIP and created by a group of 50 academics and opposition members. Although the report was released in August, this was the first presentation the report to the U.S. public. The project was divided into working groups, and each ...