Category Archives: PIDE (Policy, International Development & Economics)
Happy 2014 Pitaconsumers: Wrestling with a form of secularism that doesn’t alienate.
Dear Pitaconsumers, Time to start 2014 with some good news, sandwiched by bad news, wrapped up in more good news. That is definitely not a formula for objective blogging. But, it is tooo easy to note all the worrisome predictions … Continue reading
Does coverage of government corruption overshadow coverage of business corruption in the Middle East & North Africa region?
“The world with all countries resized to their population” Source: Twitter @RichardMclellan Notes: Egypt is 2nd largest populated country in Africa; among largest in MENA region–with Iran, Turkey and Pakistan. Middle East and North Africa: Holding Public and Private Corruption … Continue reading
What Are 5 Innovative Trends in Women’s Economic Equality?
Greetings Pitaconsumers, Apologies for being offline for the last 10 days, the PITAPOLICY sight underwent technical maintenance! Much has happened as we wind up the 2013. On December 8th, we observed the first “Peace Game” simulation at the U.S. Institute … Continue reading
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
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
“I’m not an employee…I’m a Political Activist.”~Deputy PM for Economic Affairs #Syria #QadriJamil #Defection
We’ve counted 403 news stories about Bashar Al Assad’s sack of his senior official, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Qadri Jamil, yesterday. This came after Jamil met with American official in Geneva. Jamil is a Russian educated economist. Lately, … Continue reading
National Council on US-Arab Relations Conference: Strengths, Weaknesses, & Opportunities #NavigatingUSArabRelations
“Sticks are becoming more lethalized whereas our carrots (soft power) less tasty-possibly rotting.”~Sharpe From Tuesday October 22nd to October 23rd, the National Council on U.S. – Arab Relations held its annual conference. This year’s title theme: “Strengths, Weaknesses, & Opportunities”. … Continue reading
Live-Blogging MENA Women in the Reformist Process: A Retrospective @TheWilsonCenter
MENA Women in the Reformist Process: A Retrospective @TheWilsonCenter Right after the largest religious holiday in Saudi Arabia, a Blogger was detained in Saudi Arabia for defying the female driving ban. Note, if we want women to be heads … Continue reading
IMF & World Bank Convene This Week: #YouthDialog Inserted Somewhere
From October 11-13th in Washington, DC: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank convene for their annual meetings–meaning their respective Boards of Governors decide monetary policy and approve of resolutions. These meetings also provide a forum for private sector, … Continue reading
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
