New Realities in an Ancient Land

Wissam Yafi's Blog presents opinions on the most pressing issues in his native Lebanon and the Arab World and possible solutions to salient problems.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

President Obama's Hands ?

President Obama's speech yesterday night must go down in history as being one of the most "on the one hand... on the other hand...

Friday, March 25, 2011

Qatar becomes 1st Arab country to fly over Libya

Good Job Qatar for Supporting Libya No Fly !!! This is a recent Associated Press article of how a Gulf country is coming to the aid of th...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Libya in The Balance

Attached is a recent article from Time Magazine, which highlights the precarious situation in Libya,and the fact that Gadhafi seems to be ho...

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Islamophobia in the News ...

Lately, in the US, there seems to be a surge in what some are terming Islamophobia. A recent emotional hearing on the hill touched on the su...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Op-Ed: Obama Needs to Issue a Doctrine of Peaceful Democratic Transition

Wissam S. Yafi, February 17, 2011 Throughout the Egyptian uprising, President Obama and his administration played a balancing act trying ...

Upcoming Lecture at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government

Friday, March 25, 2011 New Realities in an Old World: The Inevitable Road to Democracy... What Now? Speaker: Wissam Yafi, TidWiT Inc. A tech...

Op-Ed: Pacing Change or Changing Pace

I came across this Op-Ed, which I had written for the Daily Star in May of 2003, and which was co-published with Al Jazeera (The Internet so...

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About Author

Wissam S. Yafi: Reston, VA, United States; Wissam Yafi obtained an MPA/ID degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 2001 having studied in its first cohort under Jeffrey Sachs, Dany Rodrik, Lant Pritchett, among others. Since graduation, Mr. Yafi has been writing on Middle East economic development, geopolitics, and technology policy having traveled extensively throughout the region and consulted with leaders, policy makers, and academicians. He has published two books: Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World (2011): New Realities in an Ancient Land, a book which looks at the dynamics forcing change in the Middle East. Also, A Decade of Turmoil and Hope (2013), which discusses the Arab region and Lebanon from the turn of the century to the Arab Spring. As well as Fina, a utopian science fiction novel about a futuristic Lebanon. Mr. Yafi continuously lectures and publishes Op-Eds and commentaries.

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