June 30, 2012
Category: Egypt, Elections, Featured, Islamist movements, Muslim Brotherhood, Political transition
June 29, 2012
Category: Featured, Human Rights, Syria, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, United Nations
“Elections in Libya: July 7 General National Congress Elections”
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has released a guide to the upcoming Libyan election which provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding the legal framework, voter registration, polling and counting, out-of-country voting, and complaints. From July 3-7 Libyans in-country and in the diaspora will elect a 200-member General National Congress (GNC), which will replace the current National Transitional Council (NTC). One of the chief mandates of the GNC will be to appoint ...
POMED Notes: “Turkey’s Leadership Role in an Uncertain Middle East”
On Wednesday, the Middle East Institute’s Center for Turkish Studies, in collaboration with the Institute of Turkish Studies, held a conference on Turkey, called “Regional and Domestic Challenges for an Ascendant Turkey.” The third panel, entitled “Turkey’s Leadership Role in an Uncertain Middle East,” featured Joost Hiltermann, the deputy program director at International Crisis Group, Yigal Shleifer, a freelance journalist, and Robin Wright, a USIP senior fellow and a scholar ...
POMED Notes: “Turkey, the EU, and the US: Evolving Partnerships Post-Arab Spring”
The Middle East Institute hosted its third annual conference on Turkey Wednesday, the second panel of which was entitled “Turkey, the EU, and the U.S.: Evolving Partnerships Post-Arab Spring.” The panel featured Brice de Schietere of the Delegation of the European Union to the U.S., Ambassador W. Robert Pearson of IREX, Ambassador Ross Wilson of the Atlantic Council, and Yaşar Yakış of the Center for Strategic Communication, and Former Minister ...
New POMED Policy Brief: Silent Complicity: The International Community and Algeria’s Democratic Façade
In POMED's latest policy brief, John P. Entelis argues that the U.S. cannot continue to prioritize oil and security over democratic reform in its relationship with Algeria. Civil unrest that occurred alongside the uprisings of the Arab Spring pushed the Algerian regime to make political concessions, such as legalizing new political parties and holding parliamentary elections. Despite the apparent value of these concessions, Algerian opposition members argued these were largely superficial, as ...
June 28, 2012
Category: Algeria, Elections, Islamist movements, Policy Briefs, Protests, Reform, US foreign policy
Libyan Constitution Deadline Extended
On Thursday, government spokesman Nasser Al-Manaa announced that the 60 day deadline for the prospective committee drafting a constitution will be doubled to 120 days. The constitutional committee will be created following Libya's elections on July 7, and was originally ...
Jordan’s King Orders MPs to Amend Election Law
Jordan's King Abdullah II ordered parliament to amend a controversial election law Thursday after opposition parties threatened to boycott this year's general elections. Parliament was set to pass the election law within a few days amid growing
POMED Notes: Libya One Year Later
On Wednesday, the Cato Institute hosted a panel discussion called “Libya One Year Later” featuring Professor Diederik Vandewalle of Dartmouth College, Jonathan Hutson, Director of Communications for the Enough Project, and Benjamin H. Friedman of the Cato Institute. Malou Innocent of Cato moderated the discussion. For full event notes, continue reading below or click hereProfessor Vandewalle began by outlining two categories for evaluating Libya since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi: first by ...
Algerian Boycotter Sentenced to 8 Months
Algerian blogger Tarek Mameri was convicted of "destroying property, setting administrative documents on fire, and inciting public gatherings" in connection with his calls on Facebook for a boycott of last month's parliamentary elections. Mameri never denied the charges ...
Thousands in Kuwait Protest Court Ruling
Over 20,000 people gathered to demonstrate in Kuwait's Erada square yesterday in protest of the ruling that dissolved the opposition-led parliament. Demonstrators responded to calls by the opposition, who are demanding constitutional reform. "Our conditions are there must be comprehensive constitutional reforms that ...
Motion to Impeach Tunisian PM as President Threatens to Resign
Around 100 members of Tunisians Constituent Assembly are calling for a no confidence vote for Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali over the extradition of former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi. The assembly members claim that the Prime Minister's decision ...
POMED Notes: Crisis Yemen: Going Where?
On Tuesday, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations cohosted an event with the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies called “Crisis Yemen: Going Where?” Dr. John Duke Anthony moderated the panel discussion that featured former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine, author Gregory Johnsen, President of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies Dr. Charles Schmitz, and Professor Robert Sharp of the Department of Defense National Defense University For full ...
