The Malcom H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center and several regional partners convened a series of workshops designed to study the transitions underway in the Middle East and North Africa region. The closed roundtables analyzed the different measures of progress and regression in Arab states in transition, especially Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen. They aimed to evaluate both unique and shared challenges in these countries, and compare them to other nations undergoing similar changes. As part of this initiative, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center also held a conference on the socio-economics of transition in the Middle East in partnership with FRIDE and Hivos that identified the necessary domestic economic reforms needed for inclusive growth.
The Carnegie Middle East Center works with regional partners to build the capacity of emerging scholars and institutions in the Middle East and North Africa.