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America’s Climate Finance Exodus: What It Means For Africa

America’s Climate Finance Exodus: What It Means For Africa

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump upended years of climate finance commitments to Africa. The US President issued an executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement and rescinding the US International Climate Finance Plan. This did not come as a surprise as it is the second time President Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. […]

Essays

Writing War, Writing Life: Examining Arab Women’s Autobiographical Narratives

Writing War, Writing Life: Examining Arab Women’s Autobiographical Narratives

Since the second half of the 20th century, the Arab region has witnessed pivotal and transformative political events that have shaped its modern history. Arab(ic) autobiographical literature has flourished in these contexts. A plethora of these texts have been written by women. This Essay aims to present a brief history of Arab women writing about their experiences of war and political upheavals in autobiographical texts.

Hiyem Cheurfa
Africa & Palestine:  A Historic Relationship  

Africa & Palestine:  A Historic Relationship  

Interlinking the historic ties between Africa and Palestine from the 1950s to the present day, Senior Fellow Dahlia El Zein provides a chronological overview of African solidarity towards the Palestinian question, and how it has evolved over the decades. From Libya to Nairobi, Africans have demonstrated that their historic solidarity with Palestine should not be forgotten.

Dahlia El Zein
In Pursuit of National Unity: Anti-sectarian Discourse in 19th Century Syria

In Pursuit of National Unity: Anti-sectarian Discourse in 19th Century Syria

Historically, the heterogeneous nature of the Middle East represented an opportunity for foreign and colonial actors to justify their political and military interventions in the region, manipulating sectarian identities for realpolitik gains. This Essay aims to examine anti-sectarian discourse in Ottoman Syria, which included modern day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, during the late 19th century. It will do so through a careful mapping of Butrus al-Bustani’s works.

Ola Rifai

Explainers

The Non-Aligned Movement: History, Relevance, & Reform

The Non-Aligned Movement: History, Relevance, & Reform

Established in 1961, the NAM was birthed out of a decolonial group consciousness based on collective coordination for national self-determination against colonialism and imperialism. What factors within its evolution contributed to the hindering of its legitimacy, power, and relevance on a global scale?

Sarah Afaneh
Campaign Funding in US Elections

Campaign Funding in US Elections

The issue of political financing is historically rooted in US presidential elections. Underlying the political struggle toward the presidency is a money race, as contenders fight to gain crucial campaign support and outweigh their opposition ahead of elections in November.

Sarah Afaneh
2024 European Parliament Elections

2024 European Parliament Elections

Every five years and for more than four decades, European citizens head to the polls to elect their representatives in the European Parliament. The upcoming 2024 European Parliament elections, set to take place in June, will mark a pivotal moment for the future of the inter-European political landscape.

Issue Briefs

Rethinking the IMF: Considerations for Economic Reform

Rethinking the IMF: Considerations for Economic Reform

This issue brief examines the governance dynamics of the IMF, looking more closely at its current quota system, which grants disproportionate influence to advanced economies. It also delves into the imposition of one-size-fits-all conditional loans that often harm the economies of the Global South, and puts forward recommendations for the IMF’s reform.

Policy Briefs

America’s Climate Finance Exodus: What It Means For Africa

America’s Climate Finance Exodus: What It Means For Africa

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump upended years of climate finance commitments to Africa. The US President issued an executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement and rescinding the US International Climate Finance Plan. This did not come as a surprise as it is the second time President Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. […]

Undoing the Transatlantic Partnership: Europe vs. Trump

Undoing the Transatlantic Partnership: Europe vs. Trump

The transatlantic partnership, historically a shared pillar of security and economic prosperity for the United States (US) and Europe, now faces unprecedented challenges as US President Donald Trump’s second term ushers in a new era of confrontation. At the Munich Security Conference in February 2025, Vice President JD Vance sharply criticized European leadership, revealing the widening rift between the […]

The 2025 German Elections: Party Politics & International Implications

The 2025 German Elections: Party Politics & International Implications

After the fall of the traffic-light coalition in November 2024 and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s failure to win a vote-of-confidence the following month, Germany’s government has a  fresh opportunity to re-constitute itself in the upcoming snap elections on February 23, 2025. Scholz’s cabinet was deeply fragmented by internal disagreements, particularly over budget proposals. Havoc erupted after a […]

Farah El Abbady

Reports

2024 US Elections: Implications for the Middle East

2024 US Elections: Implications for the Middle East

Fiker Institute & the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for American Studies & Research at the American University in Cairo hosted a joint Policy Roundtable that gathered academics, fellows, & researchers to debate the political, economic, and strategic dimensions of a new American administration in November.