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Turkey’s dependence on energy imports has an impact on the country’s economic and geopolitical orientation. Turkish leaders should devise energy policies that respond to domestic priorities, regional ambitions, and the challenges posed by climate change.
To create an environment more conducive to cooperation and development, U.S. and Chinese efforts should seek the endorsement of neighboring countries and regional organizations. Otherwise, regional and geopolitical rivalries will remain barriers.
In the Middle East and North Africa, climate change is exacerbating tensions over water resources, between countries that share a basin or aquifer system and between domestic actors fighting for water access.
A description of the author's participation in the National Dialogue, a process of reform characterised by collaboration between state institutions, civil society, and the private sector in Egypt
The Middle East and North Africa have been hit by food, energy, and debt crises that have exacerbated structural economic weaknesses of low- and middle-incomes countries, particularly Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon.
While Egypt has made notable improvements in certain environmental sectors, it also remains one of the region’s worst polluters. To discuss what is being done to tackle Egypt’s environmental challenges in a sample of sectors, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is organizing an event on January 11, at 4:00 PM Beirut Time with Nadine Wahab, and Yasmine Hussein.
The food, energy, and debt crises in the Middle East and North Africa have exacerbated structural economic weaknesses of low- and middle-income countries—particularly Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon—creating mounting pressure on domestic political orders and worsening these countries’ geopolitical marginalization.
Brussels is overlooking Egypt’s lack of democratic reforms to secure Cairo’s cooperation in other fields. This short-sighted approach is emboldening the regime and hurting Egyptian civil society.
Another truce may not be imminent, but some short- and long-term effects—and the players who helped push them forward—are noteworthy.
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