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Geneive Abdo

Former Brookings Expert

Visiting Fellow , Brookings Doha Center

Yahia H. Zoubir

Former Brookings Expert

Professor & Director , Research in Geopolitics, KEDGE Business School

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Tarik M. Yousef

Director - Brookings Doha Center

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Brookings Doha Center

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Research

Muscat, Oman.- In photos taken on November 13, 2020, it shows the streets of Muscat during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman has received $ 1 billion in direct financial aid from Qatar, at a time when the sultanate is trying to mitigate its economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

Report

Oman, Ten Years After the Arab Spring: The Evolution of State-Society Relations

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

People are seen, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt January 5, 2021. Picture taken January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Policy and Institutional Responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt

Robert P. Beschel Jr.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Hand Out photo dated Auguts 26, 2020 of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), not pictured, executes a passing exercise with Turkish Navy frigates TCG Barbaros (FF 244) and Burgazada (F 513) in the Mediterranean Sea. Tension is simmering in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean as Greece and Turkey, NATO allies but historic rivals, inch toward a possible military confrontation that could end up engulfing the region. Naval vessels from both countries made a show of force in the contested region of the Eastern Mediterranean this week as a race for gas and oil reserves adds a new point of friction to old disputes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV via ABACAPRESS.COM

Report

Turkey, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean: Charting a way out of the current deadlock

Galip Dalay

Thursday, January 28, 2021

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Blog Posts

Shi'ite fighters gather to fight against Islamic State militants in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Order from Chaos

To save Iraq from economic collapse and fight ISIS, contain Iran’s proxies

Ranj Alaaldin

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcomes Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani upon his arrival in the city of alUla ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit.

Up Front

GCC News Roundup: Gulf leaders sign declaration in move to end Qatar rift, UAE signs deal to purchase F-35 jets from US (January 1-31)

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags ahead of a meeting of the president with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in Brussels, Belgium March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Order from Chaos

US-Turkey relations will remain crisis-ridden for a long time to come

Galip Dalay

Friday, January 29, 2021

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Op-Eds

A young protester makes a victory sign as he took part in anti-government demonstration held on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the capital Tunis, to protest against the government of the prime minister Hichem Mechichi, and in support of the protest movements that hit Tunisia in several cities overnight over the past few days. Protesters clashed with the security forces who fired tear gas and used pepper spray in attempt to disperse them. They also claimed for the release of youths arrested by the police during the latest protests, and denounced the high cost of living and the increase in poverty. Tunisia, on January 19, 2021. Un jeune manifestant fait le signe de victoire alors qu'il participe a une manifestation anti-gouvernementale qui se tient sur l'avenue Habib Bourguiba dans la capitale Tunis, pour protester contre le gouvernement du premier ministre Hichem Mechichi, et pour soutenir les mouvements de protestation qui ont touche la Tunisie dans plusieurs villes dans la nuit de ces derniers jours. Les manifestants se sont heurtes aux forces de l'ordre qui ont tire le gaz lacrymogene et intervenu au gaz poivre pour tenter de les disperser. Ils ont egalement reclame la liberation des jeunes arretes par la police lors des dernieres manifestations, et denonce le cout eleve de la vie et l'augmentation de la pauvrete. Tunisie, le 19 janvier 2021.NO USE FRANCE

Op-Ed

BDC Snapshots: Tunisia’s persistent economic woes may endanger its fledgling democracy

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, February 1, 2021

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Op-Ed

Picking up the pieces: The path to Gulf reconciliation

Noha Aboueldahab

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Op-Ed

BDC Snapshots: Neutral Oman is clear winner of Gulf crisis and resolution

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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Events

Brookings Doha Center

Economic diversification in the Gulf: Time to redouble efforts

Biden’s decision to strike Iran’s proxies is a good start

Elections in Palestine: Prelude or ploy?

Getting to accountability: The role of diasporas in transitional justice in MENA

Experts

Geneive Abdo

Former Brookings Expert

Visiting Fellow , Brookings Doha Center

Yahia H. Zoubir

Former Brookings Expert

Professor & Director , Research in Geopolitics, KEDGE Business School

Tarik M. Yousef

Director - Brookings Doha Center

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Brookings Doha Center

Research

Oman, Ten Years After the Arab Spring: The Evolution of State-Society Relations

Policy and Institutional Responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt

Turkey, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean: Charting a way out of the current deadlock

Blog Posts

To save Iraq from economic collapse and fight ISIS, contain Iran’s proxies

GCC News Roundup: Gulf leaders sign declaration in move to end Qatar rift, UAE signs deal to purchase F-35 jets from US (January 1-31)

US-Turkey relations will remain crisis-ridden for a long time to come

Op-Eds

BDC Snapshots: Tunisia’s persistent economic woes may endanger its fledgling democracy

Picking up the pieces: The path to Gulf reconciliation

BDC Snapshots: Neutral Oman is clear winner of Gulf crisis and resolution

Events

A decade of protests: Why governance reform is critical in the Arab World

After the Al-Ula Summit: Prospects for a GCC Rapprochement

The Arab Spring, Ten Years On: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?