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Demographic challenges and opportunities ahead in Middle East and North Africa: “Arab Spring” or “Islamic winter”?
Al Hajjarah by Soqotra (Yemen) Youssef Courbage 11 May 2012
For the past four decades, depending on their level of advancement, the Arab countries have experienced cul... more  
How the West can get on the right side of history in the re-awakening Arab world
An elderly man casts his vote in Tunis by European Parliament David Gardner 9 May 2012
The reign of Arab strongmen supported by the West is drawing to an end. Europe has the duty and the opportu... more  
Youth integration and job creation in the Middle East
Egypt students march by Jonathan Rashad Jad Chaaban 4 May 2012
The Middle East and North African region is currently faced with one of the toughest socioeconomic challeng... more  
Regional implications of the conflict in Syria: a view from Israel
Golan heights by mockstar Yossi (Joseph) Alpher 20 April 2012
Syria is geo-strategically, historically and politically the most central of Middle East countries, hence t... more  
The “dark side” of the Syrian transition and its potentially dire regional consequences
Joint Special Envoy Meets Head of UN Technical Team to Syria by United Nations Photo Philippe Droz-Vincent 20 April 2012
Quite differently from the Libyan case, international actors do not hold the decisive key to the Syrian cas... more  
Islamist mobilisation and prospects for change in the upcoming Algerian parliamentary elections
'Voter registration issues emerge in Algeria' by Magharebia Jenny Holmsen 23 March 2012
The Arab Spring and the electoral victories of Islamist parties in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt have led to i... more  
Palestinian youth and the Arab Spring
Gaza Children Attempt to Beat Guinness Record by United Nations Photo Mona Christophersen , Jacob Høigilt , Åge A. Tiltnes 16 March 2012
The Arab Spring has not led to Palestinian youth questioning fundamentally the performance of their leaders... more  
Rethinking the promotion of democracy after the Syrian uprising
Hama al-Assy Square 2011-07-22 by Syriana2011 Reinoud Leenders 29 February 2012
Despite some claims that Arab activists owe their stunning successes to U.S. pro-democracy workshops, all e... more  
Hamas’s leadership struggle and the prospects for Palestinian reconciliation
Wall in Bethlehem by WHAT_4 Nicolas Pelham 17 February 2012
After four years of division, the West Bank and Gaza have drifted ever further apart, albeit in contrary di... more  
Tensions in the second year of the Arab revolution
Tunisian protest by Gwenael Piaser Mariano Aguirre 21 December 2011
One year after a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, sparking revolts that were to spread across... more  

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