By Khaled Diab Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main waves of revolutions that swept the region, and the fierce counterrevolutions that followed. Friday 24 January 2020 Over the past…
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Egypt’s 21st-century plagues
By Khaled Diab While the Egyptian regime battles for its survival, Egypt itself may not survive as a viable state, as it faces a ‘plague’ of potentially crippling environmental, economic and social challenges. Monday 12 February 2018 For those of…
Green shoots in the desert
The Arab world no longer dismisses environmentalism as a western luxury and is gradually awakening to the massive environmental challenges.
Forecast: dry, becoming drier
There’s more than enough fresh water in the world to sate our thirst. The problem is getting it to where it is desperately needed.