Obama Urges Trade, Investment to Support Arab Spring; U.S. Scores Not so Hot
5/19/11
One passage in President Obama's Middle East speech today caught my attention:
Tag: Egypt
Who’s Next? Who’s Still Standing? Africa’s 20-Year+ Club
2/23/11
Lots of speculation about which long-time autocrat might be toppled next and why [Zimbabwe, Cameroon, etc.] is not like [Egypt, Tunisia, etc.]. Our colleague Nic van de Walle has a terrific suggestion that 12 years is a sensible term limit for any leader. In Africa, even with Ben Ali and Mubarak gone, there are still plenty who have been in power more than 20 years. Here’s the list of who’s still standing (at least as of this morning):
Aid to Egypt: Should the United States Build 10 World-Class Science High Schools There?
2/16/11
That’s what Tom Friedman recommends in his New York Times column today – that the U.S.
Mubarak Is Out: What Lessons for China, Africa, and Western Donors?
2/11/11
Mubarak has resigned. Next steps in Egypt are uncertain, but it’s certain that authoritarian rulers around the world are watching these events with great trepidation.
What’s the lesson that China and the 102 of 160 developing countries around the world that are “partly free” or “unfree” (see Freedom House) are taking from Egypt and Tunisia? And is there a lesson for Western donors?
Egypt and U.S. Development Aid: Is There a Lesson?
2/3/11
This paragraph is from a Ross Douthat Op-Ed in the New York Times a few days ago, referring to Egypt:
Youth in the Middle East: Nowhere to Go but the Street
1/31/11
The firestorm of events across the Middle East over the past few days can't be explained by long-term development factors: the link between politics and economic development (or lack thereof) is complex in the extreme. Still, the staggering lack of opportunities for young people, especially young entrepreneurs without political connections, is clearly an important part of the mix.