The Middle East’s dignity revolutions are monumental events with far-reaching consequences. As Arab states attempt to transition from dictatorship to democracy, western donors must exhibit patience and support.
- Kawa Hassan,
- Rami Khouri,
- Ibrahim Saif
The Middle East’s dignity revolutions are monumental events with far-reaching consequences. As Arab states attempt to transition from dictatorship to democracy, western donors must exhibit patience and support.
Young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four have played a central role in shaking up the old order, and while so far they have not been able to shape the policies of the new regimes, they remain key to the outcome of transitions in the region.
As the Arab Awakening continues to unfold, the region’s future will hinge on whether greater political freedoms in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya can be harnessed to produce innovation, economic growth, and a true knowledge economy.
The uprisings sweeping across the Arab world will carry far-reaching—and difficult-to-predict—consequences for regional and international politics.
As Turkey's influence in the Middle East continues to grow, it is important to understand the dynamics of the changing relations between Turkey and the Arab countries of the Middle East and their regional implications.
The emergence of Arab Sovereign Wealth Funds represents the movement of once peripheral players into the center of the political and economic system and is a shift in the global balance of power.