Tahrir Forum

A Blog on Middle East Transformation

Beware the Ghosts Yemen’s Starved Children

April 19, 2017

Their ghosts will come back to haunt us one day. There is nothing in the world more frightening than the ghost of a starved child seeking retribution.

Qatar’s Struggle to Reform Labor Laws

By Sabrina Toppa

April 12, 2017

Though Qatar has been reforming its laws on migrant labor, little is being done to address the system’s underlying deficiencies.

Tragedy and Danger in the Trump-Sisi Meeting

By Rami G. Khouri

April 5, 2017

Egypt’s path, with the continued support of the U.S., could lead towards further catastrophe.

No Plan B for Saudi Energy Policy

By Hadi Fathallah

April 3, 2017

Saudi Arabia is betting that oil markets will rebalance themselves at higher prices, and it has no economic backup plan if prices remain low.

Egypt, a Partner for Peace and Stability

By Magda Shahin

March 19, 2017

U.S.-Egyptian relations are at a crossroads.

Trump Rushes into Raqqa

By Nabeel Khoury

March 15, 2017

America wades deeper into the quagmire of Syria’s civil war.

Saving Yemen

By Gerald M. Feierstein

March 9, 2017

A victory in the civil war, by either side, is unlikely to bring peace.

An Overview of Algeria’s Upcoming Elections

By Ahmed Morsy

March 7, 2017

A primer on Algeria’s upcoming legislative elections, parliament, candidates, and registered voters.

Gaza, Aleppo, Taiz: Who Stops the Criminal Slaughter?

By Rami G. Khouri

March 1, 2017

Three developments that should cause us all to pause for a moment and ask how we have allowed our inhumanity to prevail in the business of war.

Lebanon’s Maronites and Le Pen

By Tarek Osman

February 26, 2017

Lending support, however symbolic, to France’s far right leader could tarnish the position of Lebanon’s Christians, and by extension the country’s image in the Arab World.

Some in the West Acknowledge Role in Arab Suffering

By Rami G. Khouri

February 22, 2017

A report released by the London-based Transparency International (TI) suggested Western powers should learn lesson from the past.

Tunisian Security Forces Rock the Vote

By Sharan Grewal

February 21, 2017

Granting Tunisian security forces suffrage provides police unions greater leverage over politicians, diminishing prospects for security sector reform.

The Wrongful Blackballing of Salam Fayyad

By Daniel C. Kurtzer

February 16, 2017

The Trump administration has blocked the former Palestinian prime minister from a new diplomatic post.

The Attack on Civil Society Outside Cairo

By Amy Austin Holmes

February 15, 2017

Since President El-Sisi has taken office, an unprecedented government crackdown has rendered large parts of the country without any independent human rights groups.

Iran’s Small Hand in Yemen

By Mareike Transfeld

February 15, 2017

Iranian support for the Houthis has been marginal and does not shape their decision making as much as local alliances and conflict dynamics do.

Trump’s Threat to Arab-Israeli Peace

By Ofer Zalzberg

February 13, 2017

U.S. policy threatens to undo not only the two-state solution, but stable relations with Israel’s Arab neighbors.

Monday was a rough day for moral clarity in the Middle East, but our region’s terrible de-coupling of political acts from both moral standards and legal constraints or consequences has not happen suddenly.

Iran’s Banking Sector Reform

By Tamer Badawi

February 6, 2017

While the Rouhani administration tries to find the right balance of financial reforms, the banking sector challenges continue to hamper sustainable economic growth.

The Shark from Rafsanjan

By Holly Dagres

February 5, 2017

The death of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani continues to affect the country’s political scene.

Lebanon’s Short-Sighted Refugee Policy

By Benedetta Berti

February 2, 2017

Despite the inherent challenges of finding a long-term solution to Lebanon’s refugee crisis, its focus on short-term responses could worsen social and political cleavages and foster new forms of marginalization.

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