Category Archives: PIDE (Policy, International Development & Economics)
U.S. Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Foreign Mission
Dear Pitaconsumers: May 15th marks Al-Nakba from 1948, which produced one of the largest refugee crises in the 20th century. It has now been joined by the Syria crisis– also produced a record number of refugees– fueled by the Assad … Continue reading
PITAPOLICY to Attend Smarter Cities Summit In Morocco June 9-10
PITAPOLICY is delighted to attend the first annual International Smart Cities Summit in North Africa, which will be held in Morocco. From June 9th – 10th, we will be live-blogging the summit and welcoming comments over Twitter. The ISCSNA will feature … Continue reading
World Bank & IMF 2014 Spring Meeting: MENA Region Focus
For the third year, PITAPOLICY attempted to cover The Annual World Bank & IMF meetings finished on Sunday, which started off with the MENA economic outlook. Throughout the week, government and civil society organizations representatives revisited the Arab Youth inclusion … Continue reading
The Syria crisis is “not a game of chess, but of billiards because the players are constantly changing” and their interplay is both “horizontal” and “dynamic”, said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at a Syria relief & development panel … Continue reading
Should Tunisia and the US Establish an FTA?
Waging Peace: PeaceGame Exercise Looks at Best Outcome for Syria Source: Washington Report on Middle East Affairs by Mehrunisa Qayyum, March/April 2014 In order to examine what “the best possible peace for Syria” might look like, the U.S. Institute of … Continue reading
Tunisia’s Donor Assistance Glossed Over Sectors Related to Economy
Remember the underlying causes of Tunisia’s revolution for dignity? Remember how the police-security sector represented the discontent and mistreatment than many Tunisians faced? Well, take a look at how many donor assistance projects glossed over these sectors. As shared on … Continue reading
MENA + Social Good Aims to Empower Arab World on Diplomatic Pouch
Note: The original version of this article by Mehrunisa Qayyum appeared on Diplomatic Pouch, produced by The Washington Diplomat (@DiplomatNews). On November 4th, Al Mubadarah (Arab Empowerment Initiative) went global with its purpose: to engage Arab Diaspora on every topic … Continue reading
Live-Blog: “Arab Spring or Arab Autumn: Women’s Political Participation in the Arab Uprisings and Beyond”
PITAPOLICY Summarizes: The Wilson Center Middle East Program was the first in Washington, DC to convene a discussion on women in the Middle East and North Africa region, shared its Program Director, Haleh Esfandiari. The panel debated to what extent … Continue reading
Role of Entrepreneurship in Building a Better Egypt
PITAPOLICY is live-blogging “Role of Entrepreneurship in Egypt” event hosted by the Middle East Institute… (Note the focus on technology entrepreneurship discussion, which is more focused on the Information Communication Technology sector.) In Egypt, innovative enterprise development has taken … Continue reading
Town of Kafranbel in Syria Is 2nd Wave of Revolution
Note: On January 7th, the U.S. Senate will hold another hearing on the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Senator Durbin, (D-IL) will preside as Syrian activists provide testimony. We are live-blogging and live-tweeting The Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS), which … Continue reading
