Tag: Carnegie Middle East Center

Daily news – February 1, 2022 p.m.

Afghanistan  A House Divided: The SCO’s Afghanistan Conundrum (Ayjaz Wani, Observer Research Foundation): Separatism, extremism, and terrorism originating in Afghanistan compelled the neighbouring countries to...

Lapidated Libya (Michael Young, Carnegie Middle East Center)

Tarek Mitri is president of the Saint George University in Beirut. He was appointed several times a Lebanese minister, before being tasked by then...

A Jihadi Resurrection? (Mohanad Hage Ali, Carnegie Middle East Center)

In recent weeks, Lebanese media reports, mostly based on security sources, have expressed concern about the prospect of attacks by the Islamic State group. In...

Keeping an Eye on Baghdad (Michael Young, Carnegie Middle East Center)

Ali Hashem is a senior Al-Jazeera English correspondent who has long covered Iraq and Iran. He is also a research fellow at the Sectarianism, Proxies, and De-Sectarianization Project...

The Politics of Perdition (Mohanad Hage Ali, Carnegie Middle East Center)

“Those who are innocent don’t fear the judiciary,” Lebanese President Michel Aoun tweeted on November 10, in reference to Hezbollah’s campaign to stop the investigation of...

A Road Map to Civilian Rule If Sudan’s Military Putschists Retreat (Yezid Sayigh, Carnegie Middle East Center)

U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration’s response to the recent military takeover in Sudan was unambiguous. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price condemned it unequivocally and...

Lebanon. Najib Mikati Has Formed a New Lebanese Government (Michael Young, Carnegie Middle East Center)

After more than a year of waiting, Lebanon has a new government. The new prime minister, Najib Mikati, succeeded where his two predecessors, Mustapha...

Sudan – Sudan’s Military Companies Go Civilian: How the Recent Divestment Agreement Can Succeed (Carnegie Middle East Center)

YEZID SAYIGH An agreement transferring the Sudanese military’s commercial enterprises to civilian control is a remarkable step toward democratic consolidation, but could stumble on key...

(Lebanon/Luqman Slim) Silencing No Lamb (Carnegie Middle East Center)

MAHA YAHYA https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/83815

(Arab States) Conflict by Other Means: Postwar Reconstruction in Arab States (Carnegie Middle East Center)

AMR ADLY,  MUHAMMAD ALARABY,  IBRAHIM AWAD https://carnegie-mec.org/2021/02/05/conflict-by-other-means-postwar-reconstruction-in-arab-states-pub-83824