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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon's shot at utopiaUnderstanding the shortcomings of Lebanon in the race for Mediterranean oil wealth. Just like Brazil, bad timing...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain’s attempts at subsidy reform
The burden of debt is being pushed onto the shoulders of citizens, and so subsidy reform may tip the delicate...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLet’s remember where this all started
The uprising in 2011 was brought about by socio-economic grievances coupled with state repression. The question is;...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt and the Arab uprisingsThree years on, the global significance of the Arab uprisings lies in the reminder of how brittle the seemingly...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPresidential elections: key step in Egypt’s roadmapPeople who are keen on the democratic political process in Egypt share certain convictions as to who should fill the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA letter from AlaaAlaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent Egyptian blogger and activist, was arrested on 28 November 2013. This is a letter he...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCoercion and social change: the case of the Egyptian revolution
Would a renewed 'Jacobin spirit' among the revolutionary forces in Egypt push the movement towards its logical conclusion?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: an interview with Hossam El-Hamalawy
Three years after the Egyptian uprising began, the deep state and the military appear to be openly back in control....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s spring and following autumn: the revival of the military-civil social contract
Public support for the revolution was not based on strictly rational grounds. It was an act of sympathy with utopian...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: church and stateShould the Coptic church be involved in Egypt's political transition? Or in politics at all?
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Published in: HomeSyria at Geneva II: the missing proxy
A way forward in Syria must address the rival positions of Iran and Saudi Arabia. In this context, the Geneva talks...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA fragile cold peace: the impact of the Syrian conflict on Israeli-Syrian relations
Is the Syrian crisis threatening to end 40 years of cold peace between Syria and Israel? How long will Syria and its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen and peacebuilding in Yemen: challenges and opportunities
What are the hurdles facing and opportunities available to Yemeni women in light of UN Security Council Resolution...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence against women in Syria: a hidden truthDespite saturated media coverage of the conflict, violence against women in Syria has largely gone unreported. Often...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: return of the deep state
With the referendum the military secures its privileges, but its main challenge is the economic crisis.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHamas’ response to the Syrian uprising
Are we now witnessing a third phase in Hamas’s response towards the Syrian Uprising?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKafr Batna, Syria
I want to believe, have to believe, that when people learn of what is truly going on in Syria, to the Syrian people,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - January 17, 2014Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon: a year which promises little but foreboding?
The feeling of being hamstrung by international events both out of their control but with direct consequences,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran and the Arab world: a change in foreign policy
Iran has lost a significant component of its soft power in the Middle East. No longer viewed as a Muslim nation, it...