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Carnegie’s Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck sets up the country’s May 4 parliamentary elections.
Following the Arab uprisings, the Algerian regime exhibited a remarkable degree of stability and continuity as it adapted to the new local, regional and international realities.
Despite leading Tunisia’s revolution in 2011, many young Tunisians no longer participate in formal politics, leaving questions about the future of the country’s democracy.
Algeria is facing many challenges however the major issues are socio-economic.
Academic Yang Guang discusses an ambitious plan that includes future Chinese cooperation with the Middle East.
With a new U.S. administration in office that is reexamining foreign assistance priorities overall, there is an opportunity to take assistance to Egypt off auto-pilot and design an approach that better serves the interests of the United States and of Egypt—the nation broadly, not only the military
Having expended considerable military effort in helping Libyan forces wrest territory from the Islamic State last year, the United States should now turn its diplomatic attention to ensuring the country does not slip into greater chaos.
The successful outcome of Tunisia’s municipal elections next December is not guaranteed.
Youth frustration with the Tunisian government and exclusion from the political system feeds radicalization. Socio-economic reforms must take place soon, and begin to be felt by the society, in order to prevent further extremist recruitment.
Although the new state of emergency affords Egypt’s rulers broader powers, the measure is not primarily about law, but about communicating to Egyptian society—especially its sprawling state apparatus—to get on board with the new regime.