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In 2012, the Stimson Center, in partnership with the George C. Marshall Foundation, will explore in greater depth the dynamics propelling momentous change in the Arab world, as well as the broad repercussions associated with these transformations. A new project, Pathways to Progress: Peace, Prosperity, and Change in the Middle East, will serve as the focal point of our efforts. Pathways to Progress will examine the Arab world's shifting political landscape, ongoing economic challenges, and evolving security threats in the midst of transformative change. In partnership with key institutions in the region, the project will cultivate new thinking and creative solutions percolating in the region, promoting an active dialogue between the United States and the Arab world in which new ideas and innovative thinking flow in both directions.

Arab Uprisings News

Mona Yacoubian leads a conversation on the situation in Syria on April 17, 2012, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series. Click here to listen.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article by Ruth Pollard published on April 7, 2012, about different facets of the crisis in Syria. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in "Syria Rebels 'Rebound;' Will Arming Them Spark Civil Slaughter?," an April 11, 2012, piece written by Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. for AOL Defense. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in "Syrian Kurds Could Tip Scales of Syrian Conflict," a March 29, 2012, piece written by JulieAnn McKellogg for Voice of America. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian publishes piece in the New York Times' Room for Debate Forum on March 26, 2012, highlighting the implications of Russia's evolving role in the crisis in Syria. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian travels to Geneva from March 26-28, 2012, to speak at a private meeting on Syria sponsored by the Geneva Center for Security Policy.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a Brisbane Times article by Ruth Pollard published on March 3, 2012, discussing the humanitarian situation in Homs. Click here to read.

On February 23, 2012, Mona Yacoubian publishes "Is Egypt Heading Off the Rails?" for the Stimson Center's Spotlight series. Click here to read.

On February 23, 2012, Mona Yacoubian participates in expert panel moderated by Bloomberg News correspondent Indira Lakshmanan, discussing potential international responses to Syrian unrest. Click here to watch.

On February 16, 2012, the Stimson Center co-sponsored a panel discussion with the Middle East Institute, "No End in Sight: Syria After the UN Vote," featuring Aram Nerguizian, Randa Slim, Kate Seelye, and Mona Yacoubian. Click here for a summary of the panel discussion and video from the event.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in a USA Today article by Jim Michaels published on February 20, 2012, exploring Al Qaeda's prospects for expanding its influence in Syria. Click here to read more.

Mona Yacoubian appears on Radio France International on February 15, 2012, to discuss US policy options in Syria. Click here to listen.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Andrew Quinn's article, "In growing Syria crisis, Obama has few options," published by Reuters on February 15, 2012. Click here to read more.

Mona Yacoubian comments on the likelihood of U.S. intervention in Syria, in a February 9, 2012, piece in the Daily Beast. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian participates in an online International Affairs Forum entitled "The Post-Arab Spring and U.S. Policy," on February 6, 2012. Click here to read.

Mona Yacoubian is quoted in Ruth Pollard's article in the Sydney Morning Herald, "Arab League Goes to UN as Blood Flows in Syria," on January 30, 2012. Click here to read.

The Stimson Center hosted a panel discussion on January 23, 2012, exploring the economic aspects of the Arab Spring uprisings, with a keynote address delivered by Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats. Click here to watch.

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Arab Uprisings Publications

Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East, May 2011, Stimson Center

The momentous events sweeping the Arab world since late 2010 raise important questions about the art and science of analyzing political and societal events. In an age of information surplus, which creates the illusion that one can easily know what is happening anywhere in the world, big surprises still occur. Societies change, governments make choices that have consequences, and the political life of a country or a region is transformed.