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.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Of Princes and Paupers in the Arab Spring

In recent news and analysis (the most recent of which was published in The New York Times) , Saudi Arabia has reportedly been trying to fend...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Can Technology End Conflict?

Technology as the book outlines is a human development tendency that is irreversible and global in nature. In the Arab World, technology for...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

New cracks form in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

This is a very interesting article about what is occurring within Egypt's Muslim brotherhood post Mubarak. It vindicates one of the boo...

Can the Syrian Regime Overcome the Uprising?

There are many who believe the Assad's Syrian regime has what it takes to overcome the current crisis. "It has many hidden cards st...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Arab World Needs a Marshall Plan

The smartest commentary from the West that I have read in a long time. Lets just hope that the West pays attention because if it doesn't...

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

An Imperfect Democracy is What Makes it a Perfect One

Having studied profoundly the American democracy, I find its genius was not in its original design (notwithstanding its brilliance), but rat...

An Interesting Quote ...

“Under dictatorial rule, people need not think- need not choose- need not make up their minds or give their consent. All they need to do is ...

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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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