Monthly Archives: November 2013
Western Sahara: Resolution Between Three, Not Two Parties
PITAPOLICY is excited that its founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, contributed her first piece to the Atlantic Council’s MENASource Blog. The Atlantic Council is a Washington, DC based think tank that houses the Rafik Hariri Center focusing on the Middle East & … Continue reading
Conflict Resolution: #Iran Breaks Deadlock
Dear Pitaconsumers, Step one in the deadlock with Iran broke last night around 9PM EST as Iran’s Chief Negotiator, Javed Zarif, shared an historic tweet: @JZarif “We have reached and agreement.” #Iran #Irantalks”. World powers by way of the … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Interests, Politics, Technology
Middle East Institute Annual Conference: Managing Transition, Containing Conflict but #NODrones
“You can’t have peace in #Syria without #Iran in negotiations.”~Mohsen Milani Middle East Institute 67th Annual Conference: Managing Transition, Containing Conflict From November 14th to 15th, the Middle East Institute held its 67th annual conference. To kick off the MEI … Continue reading
Colbert Interviews Trita Parsi, Iran Negotiations Expert: Reroll the Dice
PITAConsumers–you know how much PITAPOLICY is a fan of The Colbert Report! Last night, we couldn’t help but “ruminate” and share thoughts on the book mentioned in Parsi’s interview: “A Single Roll of the Dice”. (Note how ruminate probably comes from … Continue reading
How Will Investing in MENA Technology Fuel Philanthropy? #MENASocialGood
Originally published on November 4th, Huffington Post Section of Social Entrepreneurship in Partnership with Schwab Foundation What will tackle the biggest social, health or economic problems in each country? Philanthropic missions? Innovative technology? Or a version of Bill Gates … Continue reading
Filed under Technology
When the Government Fears the Satirists You Have Change #Egypt
When the people fear the government you have tyranny….when the government fears the people you have liberty. -Thomas Jefferson So does Egypt have tyranny or liberty? Or maybe in Egypt’s case: When the satirists fear the government you have tragedy…when … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
