Monthly Archives: September 2013

Good Migration Policies Account for Tolerance and Remittances

Greetings Pitaconsumers!  PITAPOLICY is pleased to share a guest post by Nabil Ouchagour, who collaborated with Mehrunisa Qayyum on a piece earlier this month on listening to the Arab and American streets.  Ouchagour is a Public Relations specialist and is … Continue reading

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Will Bahrain and Iran address their financial woes before their human rights issues?

  Country Risk analysis involves more than just financial indicators. It also includes the comfort businesses have regarding political institutions, rule of law, and a country’s human rights record.  Last week, Moody’s Investor Services downgraded Bahrain from Baa2 to Baa1 … Continue reading

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Human Interest Isn’t the Same Thing as Humanitarian Interests

Yesterday, we attended two discussions that highlighted how diplomacy could either advance humanitarian goals or interests in business and trade (Iraq). (Thank you to Brookings Foreign Policy for starting to follow PITAPOLICY on Twitter!) The first discussion emphasized how diplomacy … Continue reading

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PITAPOLICY is Small Business Sponsor for DC Palestine Film & Arts Festival #DCPFAF

Washington, DC~PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog is pleased to be among the small business sponsors for the 3rd Annual DC Palestine Film & Arts Festival from September 28th to October 5th, 2013.   As a result of the incredible support DCPFAF has … Continue reading

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Future of US-#Libya Relations Discussion at The Atlantic Council @ACMideast

Dear Pita-consumers, Apologies for not posting yesterday like we always do on Wednesdays.  We experienced some technical difficulties that are now fixed.  We will share what we heard at the one year reflection on Libya event from Tuesday, September 10th … Continue reading

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Playing Poker in #Syria-Part 2

Earlier Sunday morning, Lebanese newspaper Al-Nahar offered this headline: “Assad charts escape to Russia via Tartus to Lebanon.  Uhhh…great if that happens before Syria strike decisions become irreversible. Before the G-20 Summit, Syria was not at the top of the … Continue reading

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Playing Poker in Syria

Dear Pita-consumers~ The United States’ Intelligence officials say that they are in the process of showing all their cards in a high-stakes poker game.  It’s high-stakes not because over 100,000 Syrians have been killed…but because a smaller number have been … Continue reading

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