Tag: Arab Spring
InReview: “Tunisia Strikes Back”
In late September, Tunisia’s election commission announced 27 candidates for the country’s presidential election to be held in November 2014. In a glimmer of hope for Tunisia and perhaps the tumultuous region writ large, among the candidates is a female Judge, Kalthoum Kannou, a secular politician Beji Caid Essebsi, and human rights activist Dr. Moncef… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – October 2012
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE: 19 October 2012 Note: The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update is… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – September 2012
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE: 25 September 2012 Note: The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – 29 August 2012
LDESP MIDDLE EAST NEWS UPDATE: 29 August 2012 Note: The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – August 2012
The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update is to increase situational awareness concerning events that… Read More ›
Topic Debate: Libya’s Historic Elections
Background: In another historic election since the Arab Spring swept across the region, a reported 65% of eligible Libyan voters participated in the country’s first nationwide election in over 40 years. Observers generally viewed the elections as a success: there was substantially less-than-expected violence; and polling was “well-conducted and transparent,” according to UN Secretary-General Ban… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – July 2012
The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within the Middle East News update is to increase situational awareness concerning events that may affect… Read More ›
Topic Debate: Mohamed Morsi for President
On 30 June, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi became Egypt’s first freely elected civilian president. Though this was a truly momentous occasion in the country’s 4,000 year history, recent events make clear that Egypt’s transition from the Arab Spring ouster of President Hosni Mubarak is still in progress. Since our previous Topic Debate on… Read More ›
LDESP Middle East News Update – April 2012
NOTE: This is an excerpt. Click here to see the news update in its entirety. The bimonthly LDESP Iraq News Update has transitioned to the monthly LDESP News Update From the Middle East. The Middle East update will include news coverage from Iran to Egypt. As with all LDESP news briefs, the information contained within… Read More ›
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