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Following President Obama's speech on the Middle East, USIP's Kathleen Kuehnast examines how gender plays an important role in peacemaking and prosperity, and the influential role women are playing in the Arab Spring. Countries: Africa, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Political Reform
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Senator John McCain sees the Arab Spring as the most consequential event since the fall of the Ottoman Empire and for the U.S., a “moment when we must clearly define what we stand for, and not just what we are against.” |
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President Barack Obama’s May 19 speech presents an important evolution rather than a decisive break with U.S. Middle East policy, particularly as it regards the crucial question of democratic reform in the Middle East, says USIP expert Dan Brumberg. |
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President Barack Obama, in a wide-ranging policy address on the Middle East and North Africa, put U.S. support squarely behind the pro-reform, democratic movements reshaping the region and called for continued U.S. efforts to support Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. Countries: Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Libya, Tunisia, United States, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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USIP’s Scott Lasensky outlines the significance of President Barack Obama’s speech for the Arab-Israeli conflict and U.S.policy. Countries: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
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The mass protests seeking democracy and rule of law in the Arab world—amid the hope for change—have also produced an array of uncertainties, the likelihood of setbacks and the need for difficult policy choices by U.S. officials, the specialists addressing a United States Institute of Peace (USIP) conference on May 4 said. The event was co-hosted with Georgetown University. Countries: Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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Religious tensions in Egypt recently erupted into violence at two churches near Cairo, highlighting the importance of interfaith dialogue. Read about USIP's work to improve Coptic-Muslim relations in Egypt. |
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Women's participation in the Arab Spring has been significant, but it remains to be seen, however, if their participation will result in increased opportunities for women in the public sphere when the dust settles. USIP’s Mary Hope Schwoebel discusses the opportunities and challenges for women in the Arab Spring. Countries: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Political Reform
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Constitutional Reform in Transitional States: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Egypt and Tunisia
Countries emerging from authoritarianism frequently face constitutional challenges, among them sequencing constitutional reform with a transition to democracy, designing a constitutional review process that is seen as legitimate, and addressing substantive constitutional concerns. |
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USIP’s Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen discusses how the Arab Spring could impact Israel. Countries: Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
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