http://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from ARDen-usPublic domainhttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/60http://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3932CDDRL scholar Amr Adly published a number of opinion pieces in the Egypt Independent. His most recent ones on the Muslim Brotherhood's authoritarianism and on the dire state of the Egyptian economy are included below.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3932?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3930More than two years into the uprising in Syria, the U.S. policy to "lead from behind" has done nothing but prolong the bloodshed. In a piece for The Atlantic, CDDRL's Larry Diamond and Lina Khatib argue that international intervention - led by the U.S. - is urgently needed to end a civil war that has fueled a refugee crisis and intensified regional insecurity.]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3930?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3931Dr. Amr Adly, postdoctoral fellow at the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy, published his book "State Reform and Development in the Middle East: Turkey and Egypt in the Post-Liberalization Era". He was recently interviewed by Jadaliyya, an independent ezine.]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3931?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3923In a piece for The Lancet, co-authored by CDDRL scholar Rajaie S. Batniji, the authors warn that the failure of the international community to address the crisis in Syria threatens health systems in Lebanon and other neighbouring nations.]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3923?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3914In a piece titled, "Qatar: meteoric growth must not distract from 'severe human rights shortcomings'" published by the International Bar Association, ARD co-founder Lina Khatib comments on Qatar's external and domestic challenges. Khatib's comments are based on her recent article for the Chatham House journal International Affairs titled, " Qatar's Foreign Policy: The Limits of Pragmatism".]]>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3914?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3864The Program on Arab Reform and Democracy is holding its fourth annual conference in Tunis on March 28-29. This year's conference theme 'Building Bridges: Towards Viable Democracies in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya' examines the cornerstones of democratic transition in those countries. It will address: - Constitution drafting - National dialogues and civil society - Political coalitions and Islamism - Political participation and pluralism - Economic policy - Arab relations with the USA and Europe]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3864?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3848CDDRL's Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University is pleased to announce the launch of a new research project on entrepreneurship after the Arab Spring. The project, led by Dr. Amr Adly who has just joined ARD from Egypt, focuses on addressing ways to overcome the barriers facing entrepreneurs in Egypt and Tunisia.]]>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3848?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3813Two years after the events marking the Arab Spring, Hicham Ben Abdallah assesses the state of democratic development across the Middle East and North Africa in a piece for Le Monde Diplomatique and an interview with the Brazilian publication O Globo. Abdallah, a consulting professor at FSI and CDDRL, describes the stalled democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, growing opposition to Arab monarchies, and the Syrian civil war that could ignite religious tensions across the region.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3813?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3789Lina Khatib comments on Qatari foreign policy with special reference to Libya in a piece published by the World Peace Foundation on the WPF Blog.]]>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3789?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3785Marking the publication of CDDRL’s Program on Arab Reform and Democracy manager Lina Khatib's latest book Image Politics in the Middle East: The Role of the Visual in Political Struggle, this podcast lecture focuses on the evolution of political expression and activism in the Middle East over the past decade, highlighting the visual dimension of power struggles between citizens and leaders in Arab countries undergoing transition.]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3785?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3772Marking the publication of Lina Khatib's new book, Image Politics in the Middle East: The Role of the Visual in Political Struggle (2012), Khatib comments on the centrality of the visual in the politics of the region for the LSE Middle East Center blog.]]>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3772?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3745ARD is pleased to announce the release of a new policy paper on security sector reform in Egypt.]]>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3745?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3646On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, protestors stormed the American embassies in Egypt and Libya. U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others were killed in attacks in Benghazi. The violence is a turning point in U.S.-Arab relations and a backlash against American involvement in the democratic transitions happening in Arab Spring countries.]]>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3646?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3636Writing for The New York Times Room for Debate series, CDDRL Consulting Professor Hicham Ben Abdallah argues that Arab monarchies have survived the regional uprisings, but will need to embrace real reform if they are to have indefinite staying power.]]>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3636?rsshttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3598Larry Diamond and Stephen Stedman say Kofi Annan had an impossible mission, and his departure won't tarnish the Nobel Peace Prize winner's legacy.]]>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://arabreform.stanford.edu/news/3598?rss