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Africa and the Middle East

'We're at an Incredibly Difficult and Challenging Juncture but Yet Full of Promise.'

Former Palestinian National Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shares an intimate account of his vision for Palestine and how to go about mobilizing and ...

Blog Post

09.17.2014
Africa and the Middle East

6 Thought-Provoking Quotes on Middle East Chaos and US Involvement

What is the way forward to bring a peaceful resolution to the conflicts in the Middle East region? How should the US get involved — or should we get involved at all? 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival panelists, including Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Vice President of Studies Marwan Muasher, New America President and CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter, and former Sen. George Mitchell tackled this topic and shared their persepctives on how to once and for all end the violence in the Middle East.

Blog Post

08.18.2014
Africa and the Middle East

An E-Advocacy Surge

Internet ExplosionFor folks working on service delivery, advocacy and evaluation in sub-Saharan Africa, the explosive growth of mobile phones and SMS (text ...

Blog Post

08.08.2014
Africa and the Middle East

The Gaza War: Who is Just? Who is to Blame? and Why These are the Wrong Questions

I've been struggling with getting my thoughts out — writing, deleting, and re-writing — since I know that what I have to say may upset my Israeli and Palestinian friends alike, as well as their respective supporters. It seems that most people on either side have lost the emotional ability and space to recognize the humanity and suffering of the other.

BY Mickey Bergman

Blog Post

08.05.2014
Africa and the Middle East

The Mideast in Crisis, Again

The promise of the Arab Spring has given way to despair as the region reverts to autocracy. The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have collapsed. Syria is in ...

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07.26.2014
Africa and the Middle East

Improving Higher Education: How the US and the Maghreb Can Help Each Other

Above, members of the Partners for a New Beginning North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity delegation meeting with the US ambassaor to Libya ...

BY Russell Beard, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

03.04.2014
Africa and the Middle East

Global Alliances Program Partners with State Department to Launch Business Initiative

The video above is of a Google Hangout session on the new public-private Partnership Opportunity Delegations (POD) Initiative, featuring US Secretary ...

BY Michael (Mickey) Bergman

Blog Post

02.13.2014
Africa and the Middle East

Former National Security Adviser on Energy Independence, Iran, and New Focus on Asia

Watch the full video above of former White House national security adviser Tom Donilon at the Aspen Institute.Former US national security adviser Tom Donil ...

Blog Post

01.09.2014
Africa and the Middle East

5 Things You May Not Know About Tom Donilon

Tomorrow, Jan. 7, the Aspen Institute Washington Ideas Roundtable Series, in partnership with the Institute's Middle East Programs, will host a roundt ...

Blog Post

01.06.2014
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