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Recent Publications

  • Security Reform in Sudan: Efforts and Possibilities 1 December 2011 , by Haydar Ibrahim Ali

    General Abboud’s term has witnessed important changes in terms of how the security apparatus functions gaining bad reputation for protecting the regime. Here lies the question as to how the work of security services can be diverted to serve the state, the society and the individual.

  • The Omani Spring: towards the break of a new dawn 27 November 2011 , by Said Sultan al Hashimi

    From February to mid May this year, an intense wave of protests swept the sultanate of Oman. This paper examines the reasons behind the protests and the progress of the movement from February until May 14th when the Omani authorities forcefully dispersed the demonstrators outside the Shura Council.

  • Constitutional Reform in Morocco: Reform in times of revolution 1 November 2011 , by Abdellah Tourabi

    The constitutional reform received overwhelming approval in a popular referendum. It’s an important benchmark for the codification of rights & freedoms, reinforcement of executive power, broadening the rule of law & independence of judiciary. Yet, It doesn’t reduce the King’s powers.


Reform Watch

This Section is on-hold. 16 November 2011

This section is currently being redefined and updates are on-hold right now. It will be back shortly. Our apologies.

Events

ARI Executive Director wins Georis Prize for 2011 1 June 2011

Bassma Kodmani, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative, lately won the 2011 Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy in Europe, a prize honouring outstanding contributions to European philanthropy.

The Arab Reform Initiative is a consortium of fifteen key policy research centers from the Arab world with partners from Europe and the United States, working to mobilize the Arab research capacity to advance knowledge and promote a home grown program for democratic reform.