Commentary
As Iran defends its interests in the region and its regime’s survival, it may push Hezbollah into the abyss.
Michael Young
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Commentary
A Story of Decline
Carnegie’s Wael Gamal talks about the middle class in the Arab world, and what its weakening means.
By Ghida Tayara
Published on Jul 3, 2018
Wael Gamal is the El-Erian fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. His research focuses on political economy in the Middle East and North Africa, the inequality gap, and the hollowing out of the middle class in the Arab world. It is on this topic, namely the fate and future of the middle class in the Arab countries, that Diwan interviewed Gamal in June.
About the Author
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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