The End of Corporate Janissaries in the Gulf

Spring 2021 / Essays

Gulf family companies and businesses must learn to wean off the Kafala system that has created short-sighted dependency on elite migrant workers, much like the flawed Janissary model of governance.

How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Africa’s Developmental Focus?

May 22, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Mitigating the effects of the coronavirus in Africa and implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area go hand-in-hand.

Reviving Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19

April 28, 2020 / Midan

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

Water Rivalry on the Nile

April 14, 2020 / Tahrir Forum

In an effort to overcome competition over water resources, Nile Basin countries can collaborate in harvesting more rainfall and increase Nile flow to maximize benefit sharing to reach a win-win solution.

A Future Filled With Pathogens

April 10, 2020 / Essays

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

End of War, but Not of Conflict

Summer 2019 / Essays

State (re)building in war-torn countries can only happen in a conducive political process on all levels ranging from the local to the international, which is exactly what seems lacking in MENA