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, August 20, 2015

Taking Advantage of Lebanon's Waste before it goes to Waste

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Early in 2014, Lebanon faced a garbage crisis due to community complaints of an overfilled dump in the area of Naameh, which services the n...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

On the Merits of Criticizing the Lebanese Government and Demanding its Resignation

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There are some in Lebanon who claim that criticizing the government implicitly weakens the state without helping much. Given the current si...
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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Is Syria’s Destiny Resting on False Geopolitical Analogy?

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In the wake of the chemical gas attack in Syria that killed almost 1500 people, the debate in the West has centered on whether or not to ap...
Monday, November 19, 2012

The New Frontier by Gibran Khalil Gibran (Short works ,1925)

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I accidentally came across a gem written by Gibran Khalil as far back as 1925! "There are in the Middle East today two challenging i...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Is Libya’s Democracy Dead or Very Much Alive?

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The recent violence in Libya’s second largest city, Ben Ghazi, which led to the death of American ambassador Chris Steven, rang many an ...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Interview on Global Voice Hall

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This was a recent Arabic interview on the book held by journalist Ahmed Abdul Razzaq on Global Voice Hall. The specific topic of discussion...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

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According to the attached Agence France Press article, Libya's elections will field some 3700 candidates, of which 200 will be chosen b...
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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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