School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
History has proven that a completely politically unified Africa may be impossible to achieve; instead, integration should be pursued with a more limited goal of facilitating faster economic, social, and political progress
Topic:
History, Regional Integration, Economic Development, and Pan-Africanism
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
Knowledge is power; by harnessing knowledge production, the Organization of African Unity and its successor, the African Union, have set the continent on a new path.
Topic:
Regional Integration, African Union, Regional Politics, and Organization of African Unity
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
The violence of the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent retaliatory war on Gaza have reignited historical collective traumas and existential fears among Jewish-Israelis, the Jewish Diaspora, and Palestinians
Topic:
Diaspora, Trauma, Hamas, Palestinians, October 7, and 2023 Gaza War
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
Is it possible to imagine, let alone move toward a different global political-economic order? Ibrahim Awad believes conferences and the exchange of ideas have a role to play in moving such a reality forward
Topic:
Economics, Political Economy, Politics, Neoliberalism, Interview, and International Order
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
How is Senegal’s recently-elected young president faring in his efforts to navigate a complex local and regional ethno-political landscape? And what echoes from the past inform such efforts? Historian of West Africa answers these questions
Topic:
Ethnicity, Interview, African Union, and Regional Politics
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
The U.S. president’s pragmatic approach and his out-of-the-box bold ideas may bring a positive change to both Israel and the Palestinians provided they will be translated into action plans carefully and through sensitive communication with all concerned stakeholders
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, and Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
Political Geography:
Middle East, Israel, Palestine, North America, and United States of America
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, American University in Cairo
Abstract:
The gravity-defying political comeback of Donald Trump is the pinnacle of the chaotic career of an extreme risk taker with little concern for established norms. But his willingness to upend rules and bend reality to suit his vision might push U.S. and global politics to the breaking point
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics, Norms, and Donald Trump