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Insights & Analysis
Iraq
Significance of the Provincial Elections
Provincial elections in January 2009 will provide insights into the health of Iraq's political system and the shifting balance of power among political parties and factions.
Egypt
Privatization Initiative Raises Questions
A new plan to privatize state enterprises and distribute shares to citizens reflects little awareness of the problems of mass privatization.
Libya
Qaddafi’s Old Theories Facing New Realities
Qaddafi's recent calls to dismantle most of the Libyan government are stretching his 1970s ideology farther than ever before.
Morocco
Modern Politics or the Politics of Modernity?
The new Party for Authenticity and Modernity presents itself as an innovative alternative to the Islamist Party of Justice and Development, but its modus operandi is far from new.
Tunisia
National Solidarity Fund as an Alternative Model
The National Solidarity Fund has succeeded in reducing poverty and building a culture of solidarity, despite limited political participation.
Middle East
The Financial Crisis, Corporate Governance, and Change
Does the current financial crisis undermine the credibility of corporate governance efforts--or prove they are needed now more than ever?
News
- Israel: Hamas Ends Truce
- Kuwait: Shaikh Nasser al-Sabah Reappointed
- Palestine: Abbas Will Not Extend Term; Elections Reportedly to be Announced
- Egypt: April 6 Demonstrators Sentenced
- Tunisia: Unionists Sentenced
- Tunisia: Opposition Leader Arrested
- Morocco: Human Rights Plan Drafted
- Lebanon: Activist Acquitted
- Lebanon: Hariri Tribunal
- Egypt: Decision to Establish University Guard Overruled; Journalists tried
- Iraq: Status of Forces Agreement Ratified
- Kuwait: Cabinet Resigns
- Yemen: Local Elections Cancelled
- Kuwait: Political Squabbles Continue
- Palestine: Fatah Sixth Annual Conference Postponed
- United Arab Emirates: Economic Plan Unveiled
- Morocco: Student Jailed
- Egypt: Opposition Party Headquarters Set on Fire
- Palestine: Cairo Meeting Cancelled; Quartet Calls for Moscow Meeting
- Kuwait: Bill to End Political Party Ban
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Michele Dunne, Editor
Intissar Fakir, Assistant Editor
The Arab Reform Bulletin is a monthly on line journal covering political, economic, and human rights developments in Arab countries as well as U.S. and European policy toward the region.