Content Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/ https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/ http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:16:27 EST https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:16:27 EST Egypt, North Africa https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/90110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Lebanon's food crisis-the result of an unequal system that deprives local farmers of agency and neglects the environment-calls for the country to seek a new path toward food justice.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/90110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 03 Jul 2023 07:29:35 EST Carnegie Middle East, Decoding Lebanon, Political Economy Program, Lebanon, Middle East https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Can Washington wrangle a deal?]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 02 Jul 2023 08:56:36 EST Americas, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United States https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89967?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss By revamping its social protection system, Lebanon could address its current economic crisis and restore public trust in the government.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89967?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 14 Jun 2023 08:15:41 EST Carnegie Middle East, Decoding Lebanon, Political Economy Program, Lebanon, Middle East https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Financial crises are threatening the stability of Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon. Despite a rare alignment of elements conducive to change, reforming the economy will still be politically challenging.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023 10:28:53 EST Carnegie Middle East, Political Economy Program, Egypt, Lebanon, Middle East, North Africa, Tunisia https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89881?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In an interview, Sergei Melkonian discusses Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey's and Israel's efforts to expand their reach north of Iran.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89881?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 08 Jun 2023 02:57:12 EST Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Israel, Middle East, Turkey https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Women in Saudi Arabia still face challenges and obstacles, but the restrictions of the past are being dismantled. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 07 Jun 2023 12:53:15 EST Middle East, Saudi Arabia https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In an interview, Giovanni Fassina and Alice Garcia discuss why a controversial definition is penalizing support for Palestinian rights. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 06 Jun 2023 07:49:30 EST Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Western Europe https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89867?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In an interview, Abdullah Baabood discusses Beijing's evolving role in the Gulf region, where its priority is stability. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89867?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 05 Jun 2023 09:22:16 EST China, East Asia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89856?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Türkiye's president has just won reelection, but events in northern Syria may prove more complicated than expected. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89856?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 01 Jun 2023 02:25:14 EST Middle East, Syria, Turkey https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In an interview, Amr Adly and Hamza Meddeb discuss why Egypt's and Tunisia's debt crises have reshaped their geopolitics. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 30 May 2023 07:26:31 EST Egypt, North Africa https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89841?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Hezbollah finds itself near another verge today, that of remaining relevant in the evolving Lebanese state. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89841?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 29 May 2023 05:58:10 EST Israel, Lebanon, Middle East https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Because of its reliance on the Gulf region for much of its oil and gas, China has a strong interest in preserving security in the region, an early example of which was its mediation of the recent Saudi Arabia-Iran reconciliation. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 24 May 2023 09:46:35 EST China, East Asia, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Egypt's and Tunisia's dependency on outside funding has led them to become peripheral in the global economy and in Middle Eastern and North African geopolitics.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/publications/89781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 17 May 2023 11:23:38 EST Carnegie Middle East, Political Economy Program, Egypt, North Africa, Tunisia https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89778?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Will this week's Arab summit breathe new life into a Saudi-Syrian understanding over Lebanon?]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89778?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 17 May 2023 07:58:33 EST Lebanon, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The regional interests behind Syria's return to the Arab League have nothing to do with democracy, participation, or respect for human rights.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 16 May 2023 06:49:15 EST Middle East, Syria https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss For Palestinians, Israel's 75th anniversary only brings home the need for a rights-based solution to their dispossession. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 15 May 2023 10:20:30 EST Israel, Middle East, Palestine https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89733?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Türkiye is raising the heat on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, denouncing its ties with the Syrian Democratic Forces.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89733?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 11 May 2023 06:10:40 EST Middle East, Syria https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Israeli assassinations in response to the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre may have been about more than avenging the victims. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 05 May 2023 06:06:47 EST Israel, Middle East, Palestine https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Washington may be tempted to give up after Tunis's democratic backsliding, but instead it should use targeted actions that have worked in other countries.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 04 May 2023 01:22:35 EST Americas, North Africa, Tunisia, United States, Civil Society, Democracy and Human Rights, Economy, Foreign Policy, Society and Culture, U.S. Foreign Policy