Arab Reform Initiative

2026-06-18 -- English - Hormuz’s Closure Exposes Iraq’s Self-Inflicted Wounds - for website

Bawader / Commentary

Hormuz’s Closure Exposes Iraq’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
By Ahmed Tabaqchali

#Economy#Iraq#Power Sector

Bawader / Commentary

Jordan’s New Security Dilemma
By Sean Yom

#Conflicts#Jordan#Security

Arab Reform Initiative Podcast

Series # 8
Environmental Jalsa

IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings - Bangkok, 2026

The Role of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations in Food Sovereignty
By Abdalaziz Alsalehi

#Environment#Food Security#Palestine

15October
2026
ARI at Bread&Net 2026

Toward Rethinking the VAT System in Lebanon: An Entry Point for a More Equitable Tax System

Bawader / Commentary

Toward Rethinking the VAT System in Lebanon: An Entry Point for a More Equitable Tax System
By Hussein Chokr

#Economy#Lebanon#Taxation

Dossier

Dossier

Dossier
Tech, Power, and Conflict in MENA

Israel’s Techno-Military Complex: A Historical and Political-Economy Analysis
By Ahmad Ghosn

#Conflicts#Palestine#Technology

Bawader / Commentary

Lebanon Cannot Be Built on Two False Choices: Rethinking Sovereignty, Resistance, and Survival in a Changing Middle East
By Nadim Houry

#Conflicts#Lebanon#Transition

What New Middle East Will Emerge? A Statement from the Arab Reform Initiative

#Conflicts#MENA

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NOUR Coalition

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NOUR Coalition

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ARI Image Allies

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Publications

Bawader / Commentary

Artificial Intelligence and the Security Sector: Governance Risk or Reform Opportunity?

29 October 2026#AI#Security Sector Reform

Bawader / Commentary

Lebanon’s Foreign Policy: From Dual Dependency to Calibrated Hedging

29 October 2026#Conflicts#Lebanon

Bawader / Commentary

From Reconstruction to Rebirth: Rethinking Higher Education in Syria’s Transition

28 October 2026#Education#Reconstruction#Syria

Reflections on an Uncertain Future: Will Feminist Movements Seize This Moment to Rise Anew?

22 October 2026#Activism#Human Rights#Women

Bawader / Commentary

Partners in Crisis: The Lebanese State, Local Solidarity, and Resilience Amid the 2024-2026 Wars

15 October 2026#Conflicts#Humanitarian Aid#Lebanon

Cultivating Sovereignty: Struggles for Food Justice in the Middle East and North Africa

14 October 2026#Food Security#Food Sovereignty#MENA

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