Yemen: Recent Developments and Internal Security
with Dr. Mustafa Alani Senior Advisor, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, UAE Ellen Laipson, Moderator President and CEO, Henry L. Stimson Center Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 9:00 – 10:30am Stimson Center, Main Conference Room The current political and security crises in Yemen have important internal and regional implications. The Government of Yemen […]
Iran, the Deal and the Gulf
Note: this event is postponed. We will be rescheduling soon! Have the interim nuclear deal between world powers and Iran and the Hassan Rouhani presidency altered the political dynamics of the region, most notably in the GCC member states? The Stimson Center invites you to a discussion on the future of Iran’s relationship with […]
Growing Opposition to President Hassan Rouhani: Is the Honeymoon Ending?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeing escalating public criticism from Iran’s conservative factions, once seemingly stifled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Will Rouhani’s presidency follow in the footsteps of the Mohammad Khatami era? The Stimson Center and the Heinrich Boll Foundation North America hosted a panel discussion on the shifting internal political dynamics […]
Does a Demographic Transition Promote a Democratic Transition?
On January 25, 2007, the Southwest Asia/Gulf program hosted demographer Richard Cincotta of the National Intelligence Council’s Long-Range Analysis Unit to discuss the correlation between demographics, focusing on the “youth bulge” hypothesis, and democratic progress and sustainability, particularly in the Middle East. The event featured Shaha Riza of the Foundation for the Future as a […]
Geneive Abdo and Lulwa Rizkallah’s Op-ed in the National Interest
It should be pointed out that the concept of freedom of expression means different things to different people, with some willing to limit its reach for the sake of peaceful coexistence and others believing it is limitless to the point where it can and should be offensive. Stereotypically, it could be argued that Muslims would […]
The Obama Administration is Seeking the Right Deal with Iran
The negotiating end game with Iran is upon us. The Obama administration had no choice but to hold fast to the March 31st deadline, allowing further time only to add detail if an agreed framework can be reached. Restiveness on Capitol Hill is growing and Republican support is hard to detect. Extending these talks once […]
Revisiting Marshall: Private Sector Development in the Middle East
The Stimson Center and the George C. Marshall Foundation have collaborated since the spring of 2011 to explore the repercussions of the Arab Spring for regional security, as well as the potential to transform state-society relations in key Arab states. We were eager to see if the Marshall Plan, so critical for the post-World War […]
Revisiting Marshall: Hope for Private Sector Growth in the Middle East
Op-ed by Ellen Laipson and Rob Havers; Report by Ellen Laipson with Kevin Wheeler: The hope for a transformation of the Middle East into more open and dynamic states has foundered on the rocks of extremism and despair. But that sweeping judgment misses some quiet, positive change in those states where the “Arab spring” remains an […]