Middle East

Oren: A Smart Way Out of the Gaza Confrontation

By Michael Oren

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for CNN on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas: 

Slavin: British Parliament Committee Endorses Limited Uranium Enrichment for Iran

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on the endorsement by the British House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee of a deal that would allow Iran to continue limited uranium enrichment:

Hof on Syrian Opposition Training in Jordan

By Frederic C. Hof

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on Jordan’s role in hosting an expanded rebel instruction program for members of the Syrian opposition:

This Week in South Asia: July 5 – 11

By Fahad Ahsan and Nameerah Hameed

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. AfghanistanThe dispute over Afghanistan’s presidential elections reached new heights this week, as candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah rejected the preliminary results that placed Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai in the lead by 12 percentage points and threatened […]

The Politics of Subsidy Reform in Egypt

By EgyptSource

The dust has yet to settle since Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that the government is lifting energy subsidies, leading to a price increase of up to 78 percent on gasoline and 175 percent on natural gas. As the country continues to witness a public backlash and price hikes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued […]

The Political Economy of Subsidy Reforms in MENA: Progress and Challenges

Please join us on July 10, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a conversation with Daniel Gressani who will present the IMF’s latest progress assessment of energy reforms undertaken by MENA countries based on regional reform experiences, as well as in the rest of the world over the last two decades. Gressani will […]