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Delaying economic diversification exacerbates the crises Arab countries face, especially rising unemployment and fluctuating growth.
Grievances against Libya’s Zeidan government by the militias are not ideological but rather reflect the government’s inability to deliver services, its lack of transparency, and the way Zeidan governs.
Growing instabilities in and around North Africa make the Western Sahara conflict a potential stability risk for the region. Morocco must act on its promises to improve its management of the area and prepare the region for autonomy.
Arab moderates, who believe in inclusive societies, must work at the grassroots level, offering solutions to real issues while building institutional systems of checks and balances.
Young people in North Africa and the Middle East want their countries to become more democratic, but in a way that reflects Arabic values, not rules imposed by the West.
To be a full player in a genuinely democratic Egyptian political system, the Brotherhood has to embark on an ideological, doctrinal, and organizational transformation.
Egypt’s committee of 50 drafting constitutional amendments is showing surprising signs of life, but it is not likely to change the underlying political dynamics.
Are Egypt’s current rulers making the same mistake as their Muslim Brotherhood predecessors of pushing through a constitution that will alienate their allies and agitate their opponents?
The January 2013 French intervention in northern Mali has severely degraded the military capabilities of militant organizations. But as violent extremists are being subdued in one area, new hot spots of confrontation are emerging.
The conflict between Morocco and the Polisario has resulted in enormous human, economic, and political problems for the region.