middle east

Mars 12, 2018 11:09AM

Greater economic freedom—the key to better lives for women in the Middle East and beyond

Not surprisingly, low-ranking countries include Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar.

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economic freedom, international women's day, women's rights, women’s literacy, women and progress, saudi arabia, gender disparity, middle east, africa

Octobre 27, 2015 2:15PM

Lack of economic vision threatens stability in Tunisia

Fred McMahon

Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet, a coalition of four civil society groups, richly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for shepherding Tunisia through turbulent times.

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tunisia, national dialogue quartet, economic freedom, Nobel peace prize, arab spring, middle east

Août 4, 2015 3:12PM

Conversation impossible with today’s nationalist and religious states

Fred McMahon

Today, democracies share hardly any values with a revanchist Russia and the emergent hegemon in China, and no values with radical Islamists.

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Russia, china, ISIS, middle east, democracies

Août 20, 2014 6:00AM

Economic Freedom and a Healthier Middle East

Alan Dowd

The violent storms triggered by the Arab Spring continue to batter the Middle East. As regimes fall, wars rage and nations fracture, is there any reason for hope? A new Fraser Institute study—Institutions and Economic, Political and Civil Liberty in the Arab World—says yes and no.

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economic freedom of the arab world, economic freedom, middle east, arab spring, violent conflict, free market, civil liberty

Août 15, 2014 3:03PM