ADU: Health disaster in Gaza looming

The Arab Doctors Union has warned that a health disaster would imminently befall the Gaza Strip and neighboring countries if urgent assistance was not expedited to the besieged Strip.

All Roads Lead to…Cairo?

In case you haven’t heard, Barack Obama has been toying with the idea of “making a major foreign policy speech from an Islamic capital during his first 100 days in

Democracy in Palestine

One: Michael Allen at Democracy Digest collects several pieces on democracy efforts in Palestine, including an article by David Keyes at The New Republic on teaching democracy to schoolchildren in

The UN & Human Rights, Conflict Mediation, and Democratiya

David Ginsberg at Partnership for a Secure America highlights an interesting WorldPublicOpinion.org survey on Muslim Perceptions of the UN. The organization polled Muslims from several countries, finding, “there is widespread

Egypt Police Arrest Three Participants in Gaza Relief Convoy, Including Blogger

Egyptian state security forces arrested three participants in the relief convoy that was supposed to head for the besieged Gaza strip on Saturday morning but was blocked by police. The

Gaza Aid Convoy Blocked By Egyptian Regime

Egyptian Central Security forces blocked on Saturday the third aid convoy that was supposed to head for the besieged Gaza strip in the morning. The convoy was to be launched

Voices of America: U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century

For generations, America’s standing in the world has been a source of strength, security, prosperity, and legitimacy. That standing is now in peril, according to a wide range of studies

The Islamist Dilemma

The Century Foundation has published a report by POMED’s Director of Research Shadi Hamid entitled “Resolving America’s Islamist Dilemma.” In it, Hamid points out that the U.S. has no clear

POMED Asks: “As President, What Should Obama Say to the Middle East?”

In this period of transition, as we all look toward the Middle East policy of the new Obama administration, we here at POMED have asked a variety of respected voices

Hot off the Presses: New Arab Reform Bulletin

The December issue of Carnegie’s Arab Reform Bulletin is up. With characteristic excellence, the new issue includes an article on Iraq’s upcoming provincial elections, and a piece analyzing the evolution