Media
A New Beginning for Yemen?
The strategic role of the United States—and others—in finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen.
Perceptions from Abroad
How to fight foreign perceptions that the Arab World is violent and in complete turmoil
Death of the Blogosphere
Egyptian bloggers, writing and reporting on the January 25 uprising, suddenly went offline after 2015. Why and where are they now?
Oriental Hall, etc.
Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo in Winter 2018.
Oriental Hall, etc.
Happenings, speakers, and events at the American University in Cairo in Fall 2017.
On Syria, This Is Fantasy Sports Season in the United States
Why I see the public debate about Syria in the United States today as infantile.
The Battle over Arab Public Space and Ideas
One of the most significant battles taking place these days in the Arab region is about how wide or narrow is the public space available for citizens to express themselves and offer views that differ from or challenge the state.
From Beirut to Paris, the Same Right to Live
The terrorist attacks in Paris have unleashed a wave of international solidarity. But what about when a bomb goes off in Beirut, Baghdad, or Ankara? Shouldn’t we mourn those victims, too?
Éric Rouleau, Ambassador of the World
No other journalist was as influential in France or the rest of the world as Éric Rouleau. No one contributed to changing the Western vision of the complicated east, better yet, to making it understood, as much as he did.
Egyptian Reporters Reloaded
Mada Masr, a progressive online news organization, is pushing against the shrinking space for political debate.
Death of the Newsroom?
It’s commonplace to hear that the Internet is the end of great newspapers and broadcasters. Reflect on this: media empires were crumbling long before the World Wide Web came along.
Watchdogs Unleashed
Investigative journalism seemed doomed when the collapse of the traditional business model saw newspapers cutting staff and even closing down. But digital technology is giving determined reporters new opportunities to dig up stories and publish them.
Dangerous Occupation
Digital technology is enabling the spread of news and information across borders and around the world on an unprecedented scale. Yet, the challenges and risks facing professional journalists have never been greater. The executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists tells the story.
“People Need Tools”
Biz Stone and Evan Williams changed the way our world talks to itself when they co-founded Twitter five years ago. They spoke with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson about the future of the Internet.