Program
Middle East
Governance in the Arab World

The Carnegie Middle East Program has worked for decades to understand tides of reform in the Arab world. While the uprisings of the Arab Spring have overwhelmingly failed to change Arab politics in a sustained manner, the questions of how Arab states govern and how Arab populations experience governance remain. Through our ongoing research, we seek to understand governance as multi-faceted and fundamental to the domestic and foreign policy of Arab states.

Buildings in Ramallah with black water jugs on top.
paper
Palestinians Without Palestine?

Palestinians are still here, but their institutions have decayed much more than diplomats realize.

· June 25, 2024
book
Geopolitics and Governance in North Africa: Local Challenges, Global Implications

North Africa, sometimes considered a backwater within a broader Middle East context, is actually the leading edge of change for the region and deserving of far more attention from the international community.

· April 30, 2023
Edinburgh University Press
book
Struggles for Political Change in the Arab World

A discussion of how relevant political players in Arab countries among regimes, opposition movements, and external actors have adapted ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring.

· October 11, 2022
University of Michigan Press