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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In his commentary Tarek Megrisi Director of information & Visiting Fellow at @ecfr.eu examines how repeated UN-led processes have shaped Libya’s political trajectory, why the #Trumpadministration has renewed its focus on #Libya Read his article: tinyurl.com/yepwhwka

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Are Morocco's 2026 legislative elections a turning point? How have Morocco's parliamentary institutions evolved? Why do so many Moroccans choose not to vote? Lamia Elfehaim unpacks these questions. Read her article tinyurl.com/yscdwhrm

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tomorrow we are having a timely conversation around water #scarcity, unequal access, governance, climate change, and the politics of transboundary water resources in #Jordan, #Palestine & #Lebanon with experts from the region. Register here tinyurl.com/43u4hm82

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In this video, ARI assistant researcher Nadia Jmal breaks down "youth co-optation"—how authoritarian regimes use programs and empowerment narratives to boost their legitimacy without real reform. 📄 Read the paper: tinyurl.com/3awc3rs6 📷 Hamda Dhaouadi / ARI Image Allies program

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Yet Iraq’s geography is a rare asset, with potential routes to the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Gulf. The crisis has created powerful incentives for regional integration. Whether Iraq can seize that moment, or repeat the same patterns... 🔗 Read the full commentary by Ahmed Tabaqchali

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Then there's the pipeline problem. A years-long dispute between #Baghdad and the #KRG over the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline left Iraq with almost no viable alternative export route. Political fudges, temporary agreements, unresolved differences, the infrastructure simply wasn't there.

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#Iraq earns 90% of its revenues from oil. When the Strait closed, the government could still cover expenditures for March–May, oil revenues arrive 2–3 months after export. But beyond that? Domestic borrowing, accumulating arrears, and a budget already under strain before the crisis hit.

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The closure of the #StraitofHormuz cut off ~95% of Iraq’s oil exports overnight. But the real story isn’t the war, it’s the decades of self-inflicted damage that left #Iraq so exposed. A thread on Ahmed Maan Tabaqchali’s latest commentary. 👇 tinyurl.com/259hd5zu

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Online violence is increasingly being used to silence women journalists in conflict settings. In this paper by Badra Dabbabi examines how digital spaces have become another front of pressure and intimidation against journalists in Sudan. Read the full paper: lnkd.in/dwZdaFtS

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Student unions in Tunisia have always been the most politically fertile ground in the region, producing union organizers, opposition leaders, and civil society activists across generations. But are they still? Read the interview lnkd.in/deYJs88K Cover image of the official UGET Facebook page

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

كانت النقابات الطلابية في تونس دائماً أخصب أرض سياسية في المنطقة، إذ أنجبت منظمين نقابيين وقادة معارضة وفاعلين في المجتمع المدني عبر الأجيال لكن هل لا تزال كذلك؟ تتحدث ملاك الأكحل مع عالم الاجتماع مطاع أمين الواعر لتفحص كيف تغيّر المشهد منذ 2011 @malek93.bsky.social لقراءة الحوار tinyurl.com/9mkf3m76

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

AI and the US-Israel-Iran War: What You Need to Know By Andrew Findell-Aghnatios, Haroun Khouni, and Nadia Asaad To read the full paper tinyurl.com/mve2kw9j

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

From urgent policy gaps to grassroots responses, this is a look at what a truly farmer-centered path forward could mean. Read full paper tinyurl.com/3f4pamuc

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Sarine Karajerjian discusses with Energy Specialist Diana Kaissi, her recent publication ‘Hormuz Under Fire: LNG Disruption, Regional Exposure, & Energy Sovereignty in MENA’ Watch here: youtu.be/zAbbugv_Chs?si… Diana's paper: tinyurl.com/4bm76d4k #Hormuz #Iran #GCC #Energy

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

ARI in @thenationalnews.com Experts say Israel’s campaign in Lebanon is another example of its “yellow line” doctrine, when Israel razed villages on the outer edge of Gaza to create a buffer zone during the war there. tinyurl.com/2nhh4m35

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

ARI in @thenationalnews.com As attacks increasingly hit areas without clear military targets, our ED Nadim Houry points to a troubling shift in both strategy and legal boundaries, raising concerns about civilian protection and the erosion of international norms. tinyurl.com/42xvbdpb

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As tensions escalate around the #StraitofHormuz, #LNG markets are entering a new phase of uncertainty. In this Q&A, Diana El Kaissi explores the crisis’s implications for #energy security, regional exposure, and long-term energy sovereignty. Read the Q&A here: lnkd.in/dtwHw65f

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Middle East is living through the exhaustion of an old security order, as fragmented alliances and external dependencies fail to deliver stability while no credible regional alternative has yet emerged. Analysis by ARI's Nadim Houry: lnkd.in/d2WDesB3

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In this statement: lnkd.in/dNWH8K7v - the Arab Reform Initiative reflects on the emerging regional order, the limits of externally imposed visions, and the enduring role of societies, civic actors, and local agency in shaping the region’s future. #Lebanon #Iran

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

In partnership with @smex.org , this thired webinar in ARI’s Siyasa & Silicon series moves beyond innovation narratives to examine data centers as strategic infrastructure shaping sovereignty, ownership, dependency, privacy, and inequality. Join us for a critical conversation: tinyurl.com/3hdpr2yj

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In this sharp new piece, @haidhaid22.bsky.social examines the tenuous ceasefire in Syria’s Sweida region, warning that the U.S.-brokered truce masks deeper unresolved tensions. Amid rising sectarian hate speech, the calm may prove short-lived. Read full article: lnkd.in/efX3njFw

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Can a constitutional declaration drafted in two weeks shape Syria’s future? Zaid Al-Ali, Visiting Fellow at Princeton unpacks the risks and potential of Syria’s new transitional framework in this in-depth conversation with ARI’s Nadim Houry. Full interview: lnkd.in/dTE-awqU @zalali.bsky.social

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

📢 27/03/2025 - Webinar: A panel discussion featuring four dossier authors, diving into how environmental governance is evolving in #Syria, #Palestine, and #Iraq, and examining the impact of recent political shifts on climate resilience. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/diVrCrPC

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Webinar Series: #Palestine Insight | The Arab League’s Reconstruction Plan for #Gaza: What Role for Palestinians? 📅 Thursday, March 20 ⏰ 10-11:30am CET | 11am-12:30pm Gaza 📍 Online Details & Zoom registration: tinyurl.com/49v6755m @alshabaka.bsky.social

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Nadim Houry était l'invité de l’émission Parlons-en sur @france24.com, aux côtés du journaliste Ludovic De Foucaud. L’échange a porté sur l’évolution de la situation en #Syrie, marquée par des violences sans précédent et les défis d’un éventuel accord avec les Kurdes. 🔗 tinyurl.com/54dpewsa

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Interview with Laury Haytayan, #MENA Director of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, examines how Lebanon’s already dire economic and energy crises have been deepened by the recent war: tinyurl.com/3w4b2u97 #Lebanon

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

With #AbdelmadjidTebboune’s landslide re-election, #Algeria enters a new phase, is it truly a "New Algeria" or just a return to military dominance in civilian affairs? In this in-depth analysis, policy expert Aghiles Aït-Larbi unpacks Algeria’s shifting power dynamics. 📍https://lnkd.in/dTS2DcSN

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

How did #Tunisia shift from a decade of unprecedented media freedom to an environment marked by #censorship, intimidation, and state control? Learn more in our latest publication by Dr. Larbi Chouikha: lnkd.in/dFpjjreD

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

How Do Perceived Threats Shape Coup-Proofing Strategies in #Turkey and #Egypt? New paper by ARI’s Berfin Necimoglu & political analyst Hossam El-Hamalawy to explore how regimes reshape their #security sectors to maintain power: tinyurl.com/ydtrwvmn

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

WEBINAR | Energy Transition in MENA The Arab Reform Initiative & MIPA are hosting a regional webinar on Feb 20, 2025 (4-5:30 PM) to explore policy gaps, challenges, and solutions for a just energy transition. Speakers include experts from ARI, UCL, URITI, & KarmSolar. Register here: lnkd.in/enFbRgiN

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

New Research: Taif Alkhudary, doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, examines the rise of environmental activism in Iraq amid increasing authoritarianism and climate challenges. Read the paper: lnkd.in/d3_MFXbM #Iraq #ClimateChange

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Once a rare Arab Spring success story, Tunisia’s media freedoms are now caught in a tightening vise—with every new arrest, every censored broadcast, the fate of its hard-won democracy hangs in uneasy balance. More in Hatem Nafti’s new commentary: lnkd.in/dN-pKqkU #Tunisia #MediaFreedom #Democracy

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Arab Reform Initiative @arabreforminit.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We are here because we believe that inclusive, transparent, and community-driven digital spaces are essential to fostering meaningful dialogue and driving reforms. #PolicyReforms #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalPolitics #Youth #Politics #Analysis #Research

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