A recent World Bank report elaborates on the water challenge in the MENA region. Sufyan Alissa* comments
The issue of water availability in the Arab world has continued to provoke a great discussion. Data from a major report on water in the Middle (...)
Are economic and political reforms an effective way to combat corruption, or do changes such as privatizing state industries actually increase opportunities for corruption? There is not a single answer to the question, but a closer look at the types (...)
The international community must reverse its approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict if it is genuine about desiring peace between Israel and the Palestinians, writes Sufyan Alissa*
In the press conference following the International Quartet Committee (...)
The socio-economic challenges facing the Middle East are no less significant than its political and security concerns, writes Sufyan A E Alissa*
There is much emphasis in the media and public debates today on the staggering political and security (...)
Sufyan Alissa* examines the challenges of economic reform facing the Arab world
Ever since 11 September 2001, the discourse on reform in the Arab world intensified and took new direction. It now focusses on the democratisation of the Arab states, (...)
