Bridging the Knowledge Gap Between Scientific Research and the Masses

Amid ongoing climate change and the aftermath of a pandemic that revealed a significant lack of public awareness, scientists and journalists alike have recognized an urgent need to fill in the information gaps between the lab and the people. This challenge is particularly acute in the Arab world, where language barriers continue to hinder effective communication of scientific research, and the spread of misinformation remains rampant.

Capturing the Invisible: Photojournalism during COVID-19

October 16, 2021 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Photojournalism had a pandemic reckoning, inviting artistic elements to coexist with traditional reportage. The newest exhibit at The Photographic Gallery displays both side by side.

Covid-19’s Not Through With Us Yet

September 4, 2021 / Essays

As vaccines offer hope for a world after Covid, experts warn that in many ways, the fight is only beginning.

A Pandemic of Vaccine and Technology Hoarding: Unmasking Global Inequality and Hypocrisy

July 12, 2021 / Essays

Intellectual property waivers are key to dismantling global vaccine apartheid and providing equitable vaccination to Africa and other continents.

Global vaccine equity is a moral and economic imperative—here is how to get it right

June 9, 2021 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

With increasingly dangerous variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading across the Global South, vaccine equity is not only a moral imperative, but also key to keeping the global economy afloat.

Doughnut Economics: Living in a Sustainable World

/ Midan

How humanity can transform from traditional growth-first economic policies to a 21st century vision centered around sustainable development.

The Normalization of Antidemocratic Extremism in the United States

May 4, 2021 / Global Forum

To dissect the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol requires an understanding of the language of American political violence.

Funding Feminism: Grantmaking for Women’s Rights

Winter 2021 / Midan

Anne Firth Murray, founding president of the Global Fund for Women, chronologizes a lifetime of harms faced by women and posits community as a remedy.

Can the Arab Region meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

Winter 2021 / Midan

There are multiple challenges which need to be confronted in both data collection and public policy so that the SDGs can be attained.

A Visualization of Egypt’s Economic Performance During COVID-19

Winter 2021 / Midan

In this infographic article, we illustrate Egypt’s economic performance, pandemic response, and future based on commentary from IMF economist Said Bakhache.

Social Media Stands as the First Draft of History

December 12, 2020 / Book Reviews

As fake news and reality collide, what impact is the current media and political climate having on the initial outline of U.S. contemporary history?

Learning from a Diplomatic Trailblazer to Tackle Global Inequalities

November 21, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Guest speaker at the 16th Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture, Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag, presented ideas for geopolitical challenges in the Middle East and North Africa during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Governance and Flattening the Curve

November 20, 2020 / Midan

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population (MoHP) Dr. Hala Zayed speaks about managing the COVID-19 pandemic and what economic and health policies the country has taken to ensure public safety.

South Africa after Covid-19: Recovery or Recession

November 16, 2020 / Book Reviews

South Africa has had a plethora of economic plans, but most have not been implemented

Exposing Inequality, Accelerating Innovation: COVID-19 and the Digital Economy

November 15, 2020 / Midan

COVID-19 has highlighted the great promise borne by the digital economy, as well as the challenges standing in the way of reaping its full potential.

Enhancing Mediterranean Integration

Summer 2020 / Essays

Trade liberalization, human capital development, and sectoral reforms can bring Mediterranean countries closer together.

Receding Multilateralism and the Role of the Dollar in a COVID-19 World

Fall 2020 / Q & A

The shock of COVID-19 has plunged the world into an economic crisis, demonstrated the fragility of economic relations and supply chains, and led to a reevaluation of several concepts taken for granted.

Will the U.S. Evolve its Foreign Policy from Past Mistakes?

Fall 2020 / Q & A

Former U.S. Ambassador and American University in Cairo President Francis Ricciardone evaluates how the United States has dealt with global crises in the 21st century.

Explaining How Washington and the Election Works

Fall 2020 / Essays

In 2016, all predictions about the U.S. elections were wrong. Will Washington insiders get it right this time?

Five Years after Agreeing on the Sustainable Development Goals: Where are We?

October 21, 2020 /

Much more needs to be done on the SDGs, how they are reported, and how they are ultimately evaluated.

The World Is Watching the United States

Fall 2020 / Essays

The United States is facing a perfect storm that puts it in the headlights of its counterparts’ world views.

Addressing the Global Health Crisis of Stunting in Times of COVID-19

September 19, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Stunting can be prevented by using technology to improve agriculture and strong governmental support.

What the Beirut Blast means for Lebanon’s Refugees

September 11, 2020 / Essays

Inclusive refugee policies and a renewed approach to humanitarian relief will be needed to protect Lebanon’s most vulnerable.

COVID-19 after an “Annus Horribilis”

August 25, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The Coronavirus in Iran after a “Horrible Year”

The Race for the World Trade Organization

July 29, 2020 /

The Cairo Review’s Nadeen Shaker interviews Abdel Hamid Mamdouh, a veteran trade expert with over 35 years of experience, about running to become director-general of the World Trade Organization, how trade will change in a post-COVID-19 world, and how can developing countries expect to recover.

African Societies Plan for a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

July 23, 2020 / Essays

Plans share a common thread of infrastructure spending and intra-African trade

COVID-19 Heightens Stakes for Migrants in the Mediterranean

July 22, 2020 / Midan

COVID-19 has exacerbated anti-migration trends in the Mediterranean region, leaving migrants and refugees in increasingly vulnerable positions.

Life Under Lockdown on a Small Island: a Personal Perspective

July 2, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

One small state’s ability to weather the coronavirus storm by remaining transparent and drawing upon the population’s sense of community.

Climate Change and COVID-19: There Is More Than One Curve to Flatten

June 28, 2020 / Midan

What COVID-19 response can tell us about our readiness to deal with climate change

The Viral Quotient: How Arab Media Responded to COVID-19

June 24, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

From social media to government narratives, the audience was bombarded with a plethora of information, some of which was confusing and contradictory.

Reviving Botswana’s Tourism Industry after COVID-19

June 23, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Countries which depend on tourism as a major revenue source have been struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19: Isle of Man Response and Issues for the Future for Small States

June 19, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Vladimir Lenin

COVID-19 and ‘Reinventing’ a New Economic Model

June 17, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Recovery from the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic may require the development of a new and more equitable economic model.

Urban-Rural Disconnect: COVID-19 and Sustainability

June 16, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The Urban-Rural Disconnect and how COVID-19 is influencing the Nexus of water, energy and food.

Will China’s E-commerce Reshape a Reopening World?

June 10, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

China’s advances in digital-buying make the nation a harbinger of how a post-lockdown global economy could look.

COVID-19 and Social Policies in the MENA Region

June 5, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

A new test to overly-stressed systems.

Challenges to Migration Governance in the Arab Region

June 3, 2020 / Global Forum

Since its endorsement in 2018, a wealth of challenges have delayed the full implementation of the Global Compact for Migration in the Arab region.

How to Deal with COVID-19 in Africa

May 30, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Strengthening the capacity, the data networks, and the community response to win against COVID-19.

COVID-19: Lessons from the Black Death

May 29, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

In order to map our future, we may look to the past on how health threats changed societies … or did they?

Gulf Arab States Review Tax Regimes Amid Economic Crisis

May 28, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Value-added and excise taxes offer Gulf Arab states narrow fiscal levers to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis and drop in oil prices.

How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Africa’s Developmental Focus?

May 22, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Mitigating the effects of the coronavirus in Africa and implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area go hand-in-hand.

Reinventing Governance for a Fragile and Complex New World

May 15, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of the international system; to fix the present and prepare for the future, we must pivot to a resilience paradigm.

Egypt’s Most Vulnerable and COVID-19

May 13, 2020 / Midan

Are refugees and asylum seekers protected by its strong domestic laws and international commitments?

Erdoğan Fails the Coronavirus Test

May 11, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The president’s concentration of executive power has left Turkey vulnerable to decisions based more on saving the economy—and thus his own skin—than on stopping the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thunderbolt Hitting the Land

May 10, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

An uncertain future looms as Palestine and Israel attempt to mitigate the onslaught of COVID-19.

Are We Seeing a COVID-Created New World Order Emerge?

May 8, 2020 / Midan

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has highlighted stark deficiencies in the post-World War II international system, and forces us to choose between the status quo and a new world order.

Long-term Implications of COVID-19

May 7, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

Most policy-makers are taking on COVID-19 as a one-time challenge, but a multi-round scenario could have disastrous implications for the global economy.

“America First” In a World Crisis

May 7, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

How Donald Trump’s America First policy failed

COVID-19 Impact on Africa Elections

May 5, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The pandemic is forcing African states to choose between holding elections on time and postponing them for safety. The risks run both ways.

Seeing COVID-19 as an Opportunity

May 3, 2020 / Essays

Extremist groups will attempt to take advantage of the turmoil created by COVID-19—and it’s not the first time.

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