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 …

  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 dual shocks of the spread of 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 Read More …

This event has been postponed to Thursday 4 June (10 am EST / 4 pm CEST) Abstract | Social media has breathed life into speech and social movements across the world. Barriers of place and time are digitally overcome as political Read More …

  Abstract | On 28 January, the US president Donald Trump, in the presence of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, except that the Palestinians were not part of negotiating it. Trump said he has Read More …

  Abstract | What explains the continued failure of the EU’s policies towards its Southern Neighbourhood? Why does the Union have so little ‘normative power’ there? Comparing a discourse analysis of EU documents with public opinion survey data from Egypt, Read More …

With global actors increasingly showing interest in the MENA region and Africa, several new players have emerged and continuously work towards expanding their presence and influence in the region, challenging the existing balance and creating new dynamics. In this framework, Read More …

The Middle East Institute of Washington DC organised a panel discussion on Reconstruction in the Civil War Zones in the Middle East addressing ways for mitigating the effects of these violent and destructive conflicts. The panel will showcase the findings of the recently Read More …

While conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are still ongoing, stabilisation and reconstruction remain top priorities on the international and regional agenda. Years of war have created new political and economic dynamics in Syria, Libya and Read More …

Abstract | Robert Springborg will provide the basis for the discussion by presenting his new book ‘Political Economies of the Middle East and North Africa’ (Polity Press, 2020), which focuses on national and regional politics in the Middle East and Read More …