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.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Egyptian Presidential Debate: Yet another Egyptian surprise

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As the Egyptian presidential election looms, Egyptians got a rare occasion in the Arab World to witness two candidates actually go through ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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This is a new interview on the book conducted by Mona Alame with Lebanon Now, which can be accessed here: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsA...
Monday, May 7, 2012

Syria: Unvoting with their feet

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An article about Syria's recent parliamentary elections as reported by Agence France press via Annahar, Lebanon's daily described t...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Book Interview with Karen Boustany on MTV

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This is a recent book interview with Karen Boustany on her MTV Lebanon book show titled Kitab. It is in Arabic. http://www.youtube.com/wa...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

AUB Lecture: Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World - The Role of Technology

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American University of Beirut Lecture: April 17th 2012 3-5 Van Dyck Auditorium

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Kuwait's State Owned Enteprise Woes

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An interesting article about Kuwait, which highlights three important trends throughout the Arab world: 1) The ever-increasing demands of s...
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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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