The strongman of the East has been weakened by a series of defeats in recent weeks. Could his Russian and Emirati allies drop him anyway? What follow-up for the Turkish operation in support of the Tripoli government? Has the conflict Read More …
Early this year, US president Donald Trump announced his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the deal of century. According to the US plan, “the time has come to end the conflict, and unlock the vast human potential and economic opportunity that peace Read More …
Abstract | Social media has breathed life into speech and social movements across the world. Barriers of place and time are digitally overcome as political activism transcends borders, continents, and time zones. In the United States, “online activism”—the phenomenon whereby individuals transform Read More …
MEDirections is delighted to share a new Policy Brief from the Wartime and Post Conflict in Syria project (WPCS). Two videos released by Rami Makhlouf at the end of April and the beginning of May 2020 have resonated like an Read More …
Since recapturing Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian regime has worked with its security agencies to govern its towns. Given the fragility of state institutions after nine years of war, the Covid-19 outbreak may be one of the biggest challenges the regime Read More …
Friday 29 May (16.00 – 18.00) on Zoom. Daniel Lederman, Lead Economist and Deputy Chief Economist for the MENA Region of the World Bank Group, will present the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update (April 2020). Abstract | Due to the Read More …
With industrial production and trade flows severely curbed and several economic sectors badly affected, the COVID-19 global pandemics has deeply impacted the world economy. The looming global depression is likely to further strain MENA structural economic weaknesses and heighten vulnerabilities Read More …
On 8 May 2020, BIBLIOBS hosted an op-ed (in French) by Prof. Olivier Roy. Après le temps de l’œcuménisme contre le virus, l’Eglise a fait de la réouverture des lieux de culte un casus belli avec l’Etat. Sauf qu’au lieu Read More …
MEDirections is delighted to share a new Research Project Report from the Wartime and Post Conflict in Syria project (WPCS). On 22 March 2020, the Syrian Ministry of Health announced the country’s first case of the new coronavirus. As fears mounted Read More …
On Friday 8 May 2020, the European University Institute will host a special online edition of its annual The State of the Union Conference to explore how Europe is managing the COVID-19 crisis, and its impact onthree key policy areas: health Read More …
