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December 15, 2015

Democracy
The Arab Uprisings Five Years On

On the eve of the Arab Uprisings’ fifth anniversary, CFR’s Steven A. Cook surveys the region’s tumult and backslide into autocracy.

The Arab Uprisings Five Years On
Interactive by Steven A. Cook, Hagit Ariav, Kevin Lizarazo, and Zachary Laub

December 21, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
A Reform Agenda for Arab Economies

Arab states in the throes of political change must embrace economic policies that combat cronyism, spur private sector growth, and ensure safeguards for the poor, says the World Bank’s Manuela Ferro.

Interview by Manuela V. Ferro and Jonathan Masters

May 16, 2011

Syria
Media Conference Call: Arab Turmoil Continues

CFR Senior Fellow Steven Cook and Foundation for Defense Democracies Research Fellow Tony Badran discuss the increasing violence and political change sweeping the region with Foreign Affairs Editor G…

Podcast
Conference Call Media Briefings

August 21, 2024

United States
Foreign Policy at the U.S. National Political Conventions

Foreign policy issues regularly come to the fore at the national political conventions, especially during periods of global instability. Sometimes the events are marked by bitter disagreements within…

Delegates cheer on the floor of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.
Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors

September 11, 2013

Wars and Conflict
Is a Start-Up Spring Coming to the Middle East?

The Middle East is seldom associated with the start-up world. When thinking of the region, few imagine entrepreneurs working away, hustling to secure funding and find customers for their fledgling bu…

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Blog Post by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Women Around the World

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Implications of the Arab Uprisings

The Council on Foreign Relations and St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, held a two day symposium on May 29 and May 30, 2012, which featured six panels discussing the implications of the Arab…