Tag: Middle East & North Africa
132 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
Iran’s Educational System and the Institutionalization of Gender Inequality
In 2020, instead of attending school, a fourteen-year-old girl named Romina Ashrafi was killed at the hands of her father because she had eloped with a twenty-nine-year-old man.…
April 4, 2022
- Global Governance
With Tunisia’s Democracy Slipping, the EU Must Act
On July 25, 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended parliament and began ruling by decree, effectively derailing the only democracy that emerged from the Arab Spring in.…
February 9, 2022
- Global Governance
To Promote Democracy in Sudan, Focus On the People
The Chinese word for crisis, consisting of the concepts “danger” and “turning point,” offers a valuable framing for considering how to break a disturbing and chaotic pattern in…
December 27, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Potential Implications of the Two-State Solution Act
The Two-State Solution Act, proposed by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) and co-sponsored by several other Democrat lawmakers, may not garner enough votes to pass, but the…
December 14, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Lifting the State of Emergency in Egypt – The Limitations of a Regional and International Message
On October 25, 2021, the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, announced in a Facebook post that he intended to lift the state of emergency that had been in effect since…
December 10, 2021
- Global Governance
Can the International Community Stop Tunisia’s Authoritarian Regression?
On July 25, 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied issued an emergency declaration and froze the parliament, stripping its members of their immunity; firing the prime minister;…
November 29, 2021
- Society & Culture
Stability over Democracy: Western Acquiescence to Tunisia’s Authoritarian Slide
On July 25, 2021, President Kais Saied of Tunisia suspended parliament, claiming to be acting in accordance with Article 80 of the Tunisian constitution. This article gives the…
November 26, 2021
- Dialogues
Unraveling US-Middle East Relations Under President Biden With Dr. Trita Parsi
GJIA: I want to begin by discussing Iran, specifically the Iran nuclear deal. Talks will restart in Vienna on November 29th to discuss the United States potentially rejoining the…
November 23, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Tunisia: A Failed Democratic Experiment?
Flanked by security officials and traditionally apolitical military officers, President Kaïs Saïed’s July 2021 power grab has plunged Tunisia into its worst crisis since 2011.…
November 12, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle East and North Africa
Traditionally, the United States has approached the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from a security lens. It pursues a set of core interests: countering terrorism and…
October 28, 2021