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.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

On Assad's Interview with Barbara Walters

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Mind boggling ... Utterly mind boggling ... A detached demeanor pointing if nothing else to a man truly not running the show at all ... or p...
Friday, November 4, 2011

The Arab Intellectual Chasm with the Times

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In a recent article in the New York times, Robert Worth questions the role (or lack thereof) that the Arab Intelligentsia have had on the c...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Is Might Always Right? Apparently Not ...

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A fascinating article on the consequential implications of this apparently inconsequential UNESCO Palestinian vote on the US and tech compa...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Palestinians get Unesco seat as 107 vote in favour

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Great news as reported by the BBC: Article referenced on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15518173 . The UN cultural organis...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Gadhafi's Inevitable Fate

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Another Arab dictator bites the dust... Of course some say Gadhafi had a choice between "walking away" with Billions or "dyin...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Open Letter Against Bigotry in Virginia

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While I may not be a resident of the 87th Virginia district, I am writing this letter because of the indignation I feel towards the treatm...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

An Interesting Viewpoint of Syrians Toward Steve Jobs

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As the Syrian crackdown continues and reaches almost 3000 victims, the death of Apple's Steve Jobs, whose biological father is a Syrian ...
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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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