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Jan 25, 2018

After the Ritz Carlton crackdown, what’s next?

By Mohammed Alyahya

Last week it was reported that the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh would start taking reservations again on February 14, after months of serving as a detainment facility for Saudi elites accused of graft. In a dramatic blitz in the middle of a November night in Riyadh, Saudi security forces moved to detain dozens of powerful suspects […]

Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Jan 24, 2018

January 25: experts weigh in seven years later

By MENASource

We asked several Egypt experts where they think Egypt stands seven years after the January 25, 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. A common takeaway has been that Egypt is continuing to regress to its pre-2011 days. EconomyIn the aftermath of the 2011 Revolution, the Egyptian economy went into […]

Democratic Transitions North Africa

MENASource

Jan 23, 2018

While national and international actors stall, local leaders in Libya step up

By Karim Mezran & Frank Talbot

The impression that the political situation in Libya is stalled is widespread. The lack of productive movement from national-level actors is undeniable: the UN-led mediation is faltering, the transitional government in Tripoli is not moving forward as fast as it should, and the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk continues to under-perform, plagued by a […]

Libya

MENASource

Jan 19, 2018

Tunisian civil society’s unmistakable role in keeping the peace

By Wafa Ben-Hassine

Regardless of the protesters substantive demands, it is important for the government to keep in mind that Tunisia would not be where it is today had it not been for civil society work and vigilance.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Jan 16, 2018

Tunisia 2018: Permanent mobilization or return to the past?

By Karim Mezran & Erin A. Neale

The riots that have occurred in many Tunisian cities and villages at the beginning of 2018 have caught by surprise many experts and observers of Tunisia’s political and socio-economic evolution. Tunisia has been presented to the world as the only success story in the framework of the so-called Arab Spring. Unfortunately, judging it as a […]

Democratic Transitions North Africa

MENASource

Jan 14, 2018

What’s next? Seven years after Tunisia’s spring

By Andrea Taylor and Elissa Miller

Seven years after the 2011 Arab uprisings, Tunisia remains the only country to have emerged from the sweeping changes that took hold in the region as a fledgling democracy. Since then-President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down from power of January 14, 2011, Tunisia has accomplished a number of major successes, including holding free and […]

Democratic Transitions North Africa

MENASource

Jan 9, 2018

Iraq’s Dawa Party and electioneering: Division and survival

By Harith Hasan

Following the 2005 election of Iraq’s National Assembly, the winning Shia Islamist coalition selected Ibrahim al-Jaafari, then a senior leader in the Dawa party, for the position of Prime Minister in the transitional government. Dawa is the oldest Shia Islamist party, but not the largest. Competing groups within the Shia alliance selected a member in […]

Democratic Transitions Iraq

MENASource

Jan 3, 2018

Is a political solution still possible in Yemen?

By Afrah Nasser

The end of Saleh-Houthi alliance marks a new chapter in Yemen’s intractable conflict. Two weeks after Saleh’s death, warring parties intensified their military escalation, increasing an already abominable human cost. Despite Saleh’s legacy of subversive tactics and coercion, his death undermines efforts to resolve the conflict. The Houthis, an irrational movement lacking in political experience, make […]

Yemen

MENASource

Dec 19, 2017

The best of 2017: Top 5 blog posts of MENASource

By MENASource

As the year winds down, we look back at insight from experts that resonated with our readers. In case you missed them, we have listed our top five blog posts of the year in order of popularity. Take a look at impactful analysis on the MENA region with excerpts from the articles below.  H.A Hellyer […]

MENASource

Dec 12, 2017

Frederic C. Hof’s remarks at the NATO Parliamentary Forum

By Frederic C. Hof

Below are remarks by Ambassador Frederic C. Hof at the NATO Parliamentary Forum at the National Defense University on Dec. 11, 2017 that touched upon the evolving US approach to Syria and Iraq. I’ve been asked to discuss the evolving US approach to Iraq and Syria. I will try to do so as accurately and as briefly as […]

Iraq