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The Mena region has definitely changed in the aftermath of the Arab uprising. Although the ascendance of Islamist parties to power might not be to the satisfaction of some, there is no doubt that it has become a reality. The... Read More

The ascendance of Islamist parties to power following the Arab uprisings might not be to the satisfaction of some, but there is no doubt that it has become a reality.  The question is, are they managing the economies they inherited?... Read More

Among the most controversial regional questions of our age are how serious is environmental degradation in the MENA countries and why? Simply put, it is because the countries of the MENA region have exhausted their share of natural resources, well... Read More

Original English post by Salma El Meligi, translated by Ramage Nada إن الربيع العربي منح مكاسب سياسية كبيرة للإسلاميين في كلٍ من مصر وتونس. فقد استفادت الأحزاب الإسلامية من كونها الأكثر تنظيماً، بجانب ما لها من سمعة في كونها بعيدة... Read More

ERF took the opportunity to launch one of its most important projects at the Annual Conference: its Open Access Micro Data project. It is impossible to do state of the art microeconomic research without access to data. Open data provides a low... Read More

The Arab Spring has led to significant political gains for Islamists in Egypt and Tunisia. Islamist parties initially benefited from being the most organized and having a reputation for being incorruptible, but are now faced with the challenges of governing.... Read More

Original English post by Shahira Emara, translated by Ramage Nada بعد مرورعامين على ما يعرف بالربيع العربي، أصبح هناك حاجة متزايدة لوضع إطار هيكلي لفهم التطورات الإقليمية. لا تزال هناك أسئلة لم يتم الرد عليها، وتفسيرات غير حاسمة، ومحاولة مبدئية... Read More

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Plenary session 2 - "Comparative Economic Performance in Islamist-Governed Countries"[/caption] Following up on yesterday’s discussions on The Causes of the Arab Uprisings and the Rationale for the Rise of Islamist Parties to Power, the focus of... Read More

Michele Dunne, Director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East spoke in the second plenary session at the 2013 ERF Annual Conference. In the video below, Dunne reflects on the key issues she thinks are important to address... Read More