Garin_arv·Sep 26Could Polarisation Be Manufactured? An Authoritarian Resilience ToolHave we ever thought about polarisation that could be manufactured by an authoritarian regime?
Wissamdouglas·Aug 20When Power Becomes the EnemyHow the Arab Captagon States Lost International Respect ( Stealing the People’s Business & Future )
Rightsworkers·Jun 18Why I’m Asking Hard Questions About the MENA Rights Group ReportI just finished reading the 44-page 2025 Annual Report from the MENA Rights Group, and I have concerns. You can read the full document…
ChainPeak·Jun 10While Headlines Focus on Conflict, Crypto Keeps Expanding Across MENAThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is often associated with headlines about geopolitics, conflict, and uncertainty. Yet beneath…
Nadin Brzezinski·Jun 1The Geopolitics of the Iran War Just ChangedOvernight, Israel announced that it was going to attack Beirut because of terror attacks in Israel. Mind you, that announcement from the…A response icon27A response icon27
InIdeas and Insights from the JSK Journalism Fellows at Stanfordbyramsey george·Apr 24Imagining Alternative (Media) RealitiesHow do we build a media ecosystem and companies for an alternative world order?A response icon1A response icon1
InSmart Growth NotesbyAhlem Mahroua ✦ Essays on Authority & Freedom·Apr 20GCC: The Next 100‐Million‐User Launchpad? 👾#21 — All things GCC for Startups. UAE, Qatar, Saudi → founder density, white‐space.A response icon1A response icon1
Wissamdouglas·Apr 8The Shameless Thieves In Arab Captagon World: The Entrepreneur BattleLet’s stop pretending this is normal business risk. Entrepreneurs Blog The OCCRP Team Harvard Innovation Labs Global Voices World Economic…
InDamian RadcliffebyDamian Radcliffe·Apr 6Seven of the World’s Top Ten Countries for Social Media Adoption Are in the Middle EastFrom trillion-view Arabic hashtags to 20-year prison sentences for social media posts — the forces shaping MENA’s digital landscape