Category Archives: Analysis
Syria: Cash Flow Problems for “Mayor of Damascus” #SyriaCrisis
Syria is overwhelmed with other economic challenges–apart from the serious human rights abuses, EU & US sanctions, and refugee crisis produced in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. Prior to the March 15th Day of Rage events in Syria, the Syrian … Continue reading
How Did Ramadan Influence Hunger Conversation? Promote the Spirit of Global Development?
Dear Pitaconsumers, For those of you who celebrated the end of Ramadan on Eid Al-Fitr: a belated Eid Mabrook and Greetings to you all. We at PITAPOLICY recognize that this is among the most blessed months for those who follow … Continue reading
Peer Pressure: How will Gaza Get Its Fuel As Egypt’s Military Blocks Underground Tunnels?
Peer Pressure: How will Gaza Get Its Fuel As Egypt’s Military Blocks Underground Tunnels? Quick answer: Gaza might have to turn to Israel to meet fuel shortage needs. Given the renewed interest in jumpstarting U.S. Secretary of State’s, John Kerry, … Continue reading
US-Egypt Relations Hill Briefing by #AAIUSA: “Launch of National Dialogue”
“It was a coup and a popular uprising…both can happen at the same time.”~Michael Hanna Washington, DC~On July 24th, PITAPOLICY attended a U.S.-Egypt Relations briefing hosted by the Arab American Institute (@AAIUSA) to discuss AAI’s latest poll findings “Launch of … Continue reading
Social Safety Nets: How Cash Subsidies May Serve as a Social Intervention #Tunisia
Another version of this article “Driving their Own Destiny” appeared in The Majalla for the SIROCCO blog. Sirocco Blog is inspired by the Mediterranean wind whipped up in the Sahara and blown across the Maghreb region. In North Africa, it … Continue reading
Obama Worries Over Egypt: US Reviews Law in Providing AID/Assistance
June 30th-Tamarod Movement (Live-Blog on PITAPOLICY) The U.S. provides about 1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt in addition to Development Assistance (1.5 billion in total). Given Egypt’s military intervention to remove Mohammed Morsi, former President from the Freedom & … Continue reading
Roadmaps & Zig-zag Roads: How do you “Historicize” a Revolution’s Democratic Process?
Legitimate grievances clash with legitimate electoral process: #Tamarod Movement in #Egypt Symbolizes Split Response: Prior to June 30th, the Tamarod movement obtained 22 million signatures to represent disapproval of former President Morsi. Tamarod organized a variety of people to remove … Continue reading
SID Washington Annual Conference: John Podesta Reframes MDGs for 2030
Washington, DC – PITAPOLICY, a new member to the Society for International Development, attended SID’s annual conference on Thursday, June 6th, 2013. We were pleased to see how the conference covered politics, institutions, economics, and technology (our key themes in … Continue reading
Qusair: A microcosm of @UN politics at the Expense of 30,000 Besieged Inhabitants
PITAPOLICY believes that Qusair/Qusayr represents the standstill of politicking at the United Nations…below we have broken down the besieged Qusair into Politics, Impact, Technology, and Analysis that have developed since Senator John McCain’s visit to Syria. Politics AP reports … Continue reading
World Economic Forum Covers Energy, Employment, #SSN, #Syria…What did the #WEF not cover?
The World Economic Forum just held its meeting in Jordan this past weekend and focused on energy, employment, Palestinian peace, and smatterings of Syria crisis issues. However, certain political issues were avoided. For example, questions about both Lebanon’s suspended elections … Continue reading
