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Reforming the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Post-Revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia
April 2014
Ongoing upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia since the 2011 revolutions indicates high levels of dissatisfaction with the political order, and expresses a deep desire for a drastic remodeling of the...
Personnel Change or Personal Change? Rethinking Libya’s Political Isolation Law
March 2014
Nearly three years after the fall of the Qaddafi regime, Libya’s revolution has stalled. Militias continue to run rampant as the government struggles to perform basic functions.
Understanding the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Tunisia and Egypt
December 2013
Why has private entrepreneurship in Egypt and Tunisia remained underdeveloped despite decades of economic liberalization and private sector-friendly incentives and reforms?
Voting for Change: The Pitfalls and Possibilities of First Elections in Arab Transitions
May 2012
The first elections after the fall of authoritarian regimes present an important opportunity for both local and international actors to strengthen transitional processes.
Drafting Egypt's New Constitution Policy Paper
March 2012
This is the first paper in the BDC-Stanford Project on Arab Transitions series, authored Dr.
Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects
March 2009
Born in the aftermath of both the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Palestinian-Israeli war which had begun in late 2000 (commonly known as the “second intifada”), the Arab Peace...
Necessary Risks: How a New U.S. Administration Can (Finally) Give Us the Middle East Policy We Need
October 2008
At the root of current Middle Eastern foreign policy debates on topics ranging from Iran to Iraq to Israel, is a more fundamental challenge for American policy makers: how to combat the general...
A Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq
June 2007
While the debate to "surge" or "withdraw" troops continues, Larry Diamond, Coordinator of the Democracy Program at CDDRL, along with Carlos Pascual, writes on the need for a diplomatic strategy to...
Democracy and Human Development in the Broader Middle East: A Transatlantic Strategy for Partnership
December 2004
The report presented here is the result of several months of meetings and debate.
On the Brink: Weak States and US National Security
June 2004
The Center for Global Development opened its doors in November 2001, just two months after the terrorist attacks of September 11.
How to Look Credible in Promoting Liberty
June 2003
George W. Bush wants Americans and the world to believe that the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime two months ago represented a defeat for tyranny and a victory for liberty.
How to Reinvigorate the Relationship
May 2003
To most analysts of international affairs, whether based in London, Moscow or Washington, President Vladimir Putin's behavior during the run up to the U.S.-led war in Iraq was very predictable....
Reshaping the Middle East: Winning a Lasting Peace in Iraq Will Take More than Tanks
February 2003
Protesters who marched around the world last week were wrong to assume that American inaction against Iraq will make their children safer or the Iraqi people better off.
U.S. Ignores Putin's Assults on Rights
February 2003
STANFORD -- In May 1988, President Reagan traveled to Moscow for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
Unfinished Business in Europe
September 2002
To make his case, [Bush] has a powerful historical experience to draw upon: the end of the Cold War.
Change the Focus on Iraq
September 2002
PALO ALTO, CALIF.A year ago, a group of terrorists from Saudi Arabia and Egypt attacked the United States using box cutters as their weapons and citing extremist versions of Islamic fundamentalism...
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Hesham Sallam Research Scholar, CDDRL Associate Director and Research Associate, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy 
