"Sheer terror rained from the sky”
ARI Executive Director Nadim Houry describes the scale and immediacy of Israel’s strikes on Beirut, around 100 targets hit in just 10 minutes, while on the phone with colleagues.
Watch here: f24.my/Bqqq
#Lebanon
Sarine Karajerjian discusses with Energy Specialist Diana Kaissi, her recent publication ‘Hormuz Under Fire: LNG Disruption, Regional Exposure, & Energy Sovereignty in MENA’
Watch here:
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Diana's paper: tinyurl.com/4bm76d4k
#Hormuz #Iran #GCC #Energy
ARI in @thenationalnews.com
Experts say Israel’s campaign in Lebanon is another example of its “yellow line” doctrine, when Israel razed villages on the outer edge of Gaza to create a buffer zone during the war there.
tinyurl.com/2nhh4m35
ARI in @thenationalnews.com
As attacks increasingly hit areas without clear military targets, our ED Nadim Houry points to a troubling shift in both strategy and legal boundaries, raising concerns about civilian protection and the erosion of international norms.
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As tensions escalate around the #StraitofHormuz, #LNG markets are entering a new phase of uncertainty.
In this Q&A, Diana El Kaissi explores the crisis’s implications for #energy security, regional exposure, and long-term energy sovereignty.
Read the Q&A here: lnkd.in/dtwHw65f
Catch Nadim on Al Jazeera English’s Inside Story; Israel’s escalating offensive in Lebanon and the risks of the country being drawn deeper into a widening regional conflict.
youtu.be/1cXrNN-HrqE?...
#Iran #lebanon
The Middle East is living through the exhaustion of an old security order, as fragmented alliances and external dependencies fail to deliver stability while no credible regional alternative has yet emerged.
Analysis by ARI's Nadim Houry:
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📣 CFP: SARN UK Conference 2026 📣
📆 When: 17-18 September 2026
📍Where: @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
🎭Theme: Syria in Transition (more details👇)
💻Submit abstract here: forms.gle/CYxwrgtDs9RH...
📅Submission deadline: 17 May 2026
🖼️Artwork by Issam Kourbaj
“..our commitment is to remain engaged in radical acts of political imagination and to remember that the peoples of this region are not spectators in history. They can and must remain its authors, especially when the region is going through such massive changes.”
Speaking on #F24Spotlight, Nadim Houry of
@arabreforminit.bsky.social shares concerns from #Beirut as #Iran war escalates regionally.
An important read from Nadim Houry: "Lebanon does not have to accept domination. It requires shifting the strategy and the terrain of resistance – from the battlefield to the political, diplomatic, and institutional arenas." www.arab-reform.net/publication/... @arabreforminit.bsky.social
In this statement: lnkd.in/dNWH8K7v - the Arab Reform Initiative reflects on the emerging regional order, the limits of externally imposed visions, and the enduring role of societies, civic actors, and local agency in shaping the region’s future.
#Lebanon #Iran
youtu.be/A5m1lch7CRo
In this video, Tunisian researcher and natural resources engineer Yasser Souilmi shares key findings from his research on water justice in Tunisia, highlighting the structural inequalities that shape access to drinking water across urban and rural communities.
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This conversation is part of our broader campaign, Community Voices, Policy Choices: Food, Water, and Power in Tunisia, grounded in research and consultation meetings held in Tunis and Kairouan with farmers, practitioners, researchers, and local actors.
في تونس، ندرة المياه تحدد ما نزرع وما نأكل ومن يستفيد من السياسات الزراعية. نسلط الضوء هذا الأسبوع على هذه التقاطعات عبر أبحاثنا وتعاوننا مع خبراء محليين لدعم نقاشات وسياسات أكثر عدلاً.
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In Tunisia, water scarcity dictates what we grow, what we eat, and who benefits from agricultural policies. This week, we highlight these intersections through our research and collaboration with local experts to support fairer discussions and policies.
In partnership with @smex.org , this thired webinar in ARI’s Siyasa & Silicon series moves beyond innovation narratives to examine data centers as strategic infrastructure shaping sovereignty, ownership, dependency, privacy, and inequality.
Join us for a critical conversation: tinyurl.com/3hdpr2yj
"While calls for an inclusive transitional justice that serves all Syrians are warranted, they raise unrealistic expectations of what transitional justice can effectively achieve in the short term..." @arabreforminit.bsky.social
www.arab-reform.net/publication/...
Interview mit Amine Kharrat von der tunesischen NGO Al Bawsala bei der #Umweltpolitik-Konferenz der @arabreforminit.bsky.social in der #MENA-Region zu #Wasserstoff-Projekten in #Tunesien (ar mit engl UT) youtu.be/VZhe4EoNffY
@arabreforminit.bsky.social's @naderatassi.bsky.social on opacity surrounding big-ticket investments announced by Syrian government, and what it implies about government's vision for private investment-driven recovery: www.arab-reform.net/publication/...
My latest examines how security challenges in southern #Syria persist, evolve, and transform — and what this reveals about state authority, armed networks and demobilisation, drug trafficking, and foreign intervention in post-Assad context.
@arabreforminit.bsky.social
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In this sharp new piece, @haidhaid22.bsky.social examines the tenuous ceasefire in Syria’s Sweida region, warning that the U.S.-brokered truce masks deeper unresolved tensions. Amid rising sectarian hate speech, the calm may prove short-lived.
Read full article: lnkd.in/efX3njFw
🔎 #Syria: "A possible misunderstanding is that #Al-Sharaa and his allies thought #Israel might allow some movement if he eased up on the #Golan."
👉 @arabreforminit.bsky.social ‘s Nadim Houry
➡️Full show: f24.my/BJy4.x
#ısrael #Sweida
Can a constitutional declaration drafted in two weeks shape Syria’s future? Zaid Al-Ali, Visiting Fellow at Princeton unpacks the risks and potential of Syria’s new transitional framework in this in-depth conversation with ARI’s Nadim Houry.
Full interview: lnkd.in/dTE-awqU
@zalali.bsky.social
📢 27/03/2025 - Webinar:
A panel discussion featuring four dossier authors, diving into how environmental governance is evolving in #Syria, #Palestine, and #Iraq, and examining the impact of recent political shifts on climate resilience.
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/diVrCrPC
Webinar Series: #Palestine Insight | The Arab League’s Reconstruction Plan for #Gaza: What Role for Palestinians?
📅 Thursday, March 20
⏰ 10-11:30am CET | 11am-12:30pm Gaza
📍 Online
Details & Zoom registration:
tinyurl.com/49v6755m
@alshabaka.bsky.social
Nadim Houry était l'invité de l’émission Parlons-en sur @france24.com, aux côtés du journaliste Ludovic De Foucaud. L’échange a porté sur l’évolution de la situation en #Syrie, marquée par des violences sans précédent et les défis d’un éventuel accord avec les Kurdes.
🔗 tinyurl.com/54dpewsa
Interview with Laury Haytayan, #MENA Director of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, examines how Lebanon’s already dire economic and energy crises have been deepened by the recent war:
tinyurl.com/3w4b2u97
#Lebanon
With #AbdelmadjidTebboune’s landslide re-election, #Algeria enters a new phase, is it truly a "New Algeria" or just a return to military dominance in civilian affairs? In this in-depth analysis, policy expert Aghiles Aït-Larbi unpacks Algeria’s shifting power dynamics.
📍https://lnkd.in/dTS2DcSN
Excited to share my new report on how people are organising for the environment in Iraq and the challenges they face amidst an increasingly shrinking civic space in the country
