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Category: Op Eds
The 70% rule, not American exceptionalism leads to US’s ‘best soccer ever played’
Two of the World Cup's Round of 16 teams received the homecoming reserved for champions, even though they exited with the final week of the ... Read More
Can Jomaa’s Caretaker Government Deliver Economic Reform?
When Mehdi Jomaa assumed the role of Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister in late January, he did not know how disastrous the true economic condition of ... Read More
Nile Dispute and the Dilemma of National Approaches
Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance ... Read More
Revolution Makes States : The Maghreb Inches Forward (Too) Slowly
Over the past weekend, the Ukrainian government was ousted, Ukraine's parliament reinstated the 2004 constitution and former President Victor Yanukovich is on the run in ... Read More
Economic Prospects for North Africa:Managing Risks and Expanding Opportunities
Three years down the road from the wave of Arab Spring revolutions that affected the Middle East and North Africa region, MENA economies remain depressed. ... Read More
Odd One in the Pack: London, a New Hub for Islamic Finance?
New year 2014 will likely be very significant at least from the viewpoint of the London Stock Exchange, which stakes to become the world centre ... Read More
After Revolution Comes Reaction: Egypt as a Rule, Not Exception
While we enter a new year, the emerging consensus among observers of the Middle East and Northern Africa is that the Arab Spring has turned ... Read More
Forgotten Aspects in the War Against AQIM
The killing of three French journalists in northern Malian region of Kidal in early November 2013 is indicative of the ability of Al-Qaeda in the ... Read More
UK & Morocco have strong partnership (Foreign Office)
The United Kingdom and Morocco maintain “a strong partnership, based on shared values and a shared vision of a peaceful, secure and prosperous North Africa”, ... Read More
Is Algeria the Odd One Out in the Arab Spring?
In many ways, it appears as if Algeria is weathering the Arab Spring fairly well. Despite its sheer size, it has dodged the cycle of ... Read More