Category Archives: Politics
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
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
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
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
Live-Blog: “Democratic Transitions in the Arab World” #CSID14
PITAPOLICY is live-blogging the 14th Annual Conference “Democratic Transitions in the Arab World: Two Years After the Arab Spring”, hosted by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in the International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Speakers review … 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
Libya in 3D: TEDx, Finance, & Legislation
Libya is more than just a country where the Benghazi Terror attacks claimed four American lives. It is a country where women lead NGOs, the Libyan Diaspora participate, and the legislation is fluid. This week we are highlighting “Libya in … Continue reading
New Arab Minister: Vote for Experience or New Point-of-View? #Egypt
Photo Credit: via @Truthcaller سامح الخطاري 7 May في الصورة ابن #التحرير في الثورة وابن #الإخوان المسلمون – وزير الاستثمار #يحيى_حامد اصغر وزير بتاريخ #مصر 35 عام pic.twitter.com/Cd8JD0yFv6 Egypt appointed a new Minister of Investment: Yehia Hamed, age 35, from the … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Politics, Uncategorized
