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Earth

Will the U.S. Evolve its Foreign Policy from Past Mistakes?

/ Fall 2020

Former U.S. Ambassador and American University in Cairo President Francis Ricciardone evaluates how the United States has dealt with global crises in the 21st century.


Society 5.0 and the Future Economies

By Hesham Dinana / Spring 2020

We’re better-connected today than ever before—but has modern innovation created a new society altogether?


Urban-Rural Disconnect: COVID-19 and Sustainability

By David Dumke and Thomas L. Crisman and Zachary S. Winters /

The Urban-Rural Disconnect and how COVID-19 is influencing the Nexus of water, energy and food.


COVID-19 and Social Policies in the MENA Region

By Ghada Barsoum /

A new test to overly-stressed systems.


Reinventing Governance for a Fragile and Complex New World

By Ashraf Swelam /

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of the international system; to fix the present and prepare for the future, we must pivot to a resilience paradigm.


Seeing COVID-19 as an Opportunity

By Ted Reynolds /

Extremist groups will attempt to take advantage of the turmoil created by COVID-19—and it’s not the first time.


Reviving Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19

By Sydney Wise /

To keep enterprises afloat and save those that have incurred financial losses due to the lockdown, decisive and inclusive government action is necessary.


In Close Proximity to Their Abusers

By Karina Powell /

Domestic violence worsens worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


A Future Filled With Pathogens

By Dahr Jamail /

The combination of a worsening climate crisis and ongoing human encroachment on the wilds will bring more pandemics.


A Message From The Editors

By The Editors /

Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic


Learning from Mistakes in Pandemic Response

By Sydney Wise / March 20, 2020

As long as humans have interacted with one another, we have assumed the risk of communicating disease; the question is, have we learned from past experiences enough to minimize future risk?


A Message From The Editors

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The Most Severe Threat Facing MENA

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Empowering Women with Disabilities for Better Employment Opportunities

By Amina Abdel-Halim

Annexation Makes No Policy Sense

By Daniel C. Kurtzer

Water Rivalry on the Nile

By Hani Sewilam

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Will the U.S. Evolve its Foreign Policy from Past Mistakes?

Slideshow: Reclaiming Cairo’s Rooftops

How local initiatives are making Cairo’s rooftops green

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Social Media Stands as the First Draft of History

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What does a Trump or Biden presidency mean for Israel and Palestine?

By Khaled Elgindy

Arabs Try to Make Sense of What is Happening in the United States

By Dania El Akkawi

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Social Media Stands as the First Draft of History

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South Africa after Covid-19: Recovery or Recession

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