Tenth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book considers the breakdown of the old order in the region, takes a bold look at the future and concludes with some advice for western policymakers.
Ninth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book finds that Saudi Arabia’s underlying social contract must soon be renegotiated as citizens are required to take personal responsibility for their own livelihoods and economic futures.
Summary: Sisi has given priority to support for established regimes rather than non-state actors, something which (despite a shared distaste for the Muslim Brotherhood) has caused some tension with the Gulf Arab states over Syria. Libya is a different case, with Gulf states themselves backing rival factions. And given intra-Palestinian divisions, Egypt’s Palestinian policy is especially complicated.
Eighth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book explores the future outlook for Iran.
Seventh chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book argues that to enjoy a democratic future Egypt has to plot a path between a secular security state and theocracy imposed at the ballot box.
Sixth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book argues that the promise of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry to examine the violence of 2011 has nearly been forgotten.
Fifth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book explores how the Gulf monarchies have reacted to their increasingly ambiguous relationship with the US.
Optimism soars over the Egyptian economy but questions remain over its long-term sustainability and potential reactions from the long-suffering public. 2017 set to be a critical year.
Fourth chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book explores the importance of empathy to any negotiating process, using Israel and the PLO as a case study.
Third chapter of new Arab Digest / Global Policy Journal e-book explores the likely implications of the Arab Springs’ counter-revolutions.
