The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

What has been the international community's response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon? In our latest piece, nonresident fellow Drew Mikhael explores how the West has turned a blind eye to Israel’s invasion and attacks against Lebanon, resulting in escalated tensions, a humanitarian crisis, and grave consequences for the country’s democratic development. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gYJH3QsZ “Israel’s conduct, so far with almost no pushback from Western powers, has created a humanitarian crisis and may not even succeed in destroying Hezbollah,” argues Mikhael. “As the Lebanese watch the violence and destruction inflicted on their country, along with the disregard for their national sovereignty, they may question the apparent double standards of the international community in its treatment of Israel and Russia.”

🚨TIMEP is #recruiting! Looking for a #MENA-focused Spring 2025 internship? TIMEP is seeking four interns for the spring semester to work with on: ➡️ Advocacy ➡️ Editorial (two interns) ➡️ Legal Unit Applications are due on November 25. More info and details on how to apply can be found on TIMEP's website: https://lnkd.in/gWk9uVMM

TOMORROW: Join us for a MENA Social Night in DC anytime from 5:45 to 9:00 pm at Exiles Bar on 1610 U Street NW for an evening of community and solidarity. Gather with us upstairs to connect and socialize with TIMEP's team and MENA professionals from all over DC. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gwafiJFF

🔔 We're co-sponsoring this panel on October 24 at 9:00 am titled: “The Impact of IMF Policies on Arab Social Protection Systems: Proposing Tangible and Feasible Alternatives”, featuring speakers from Human Rights Watch, Arab Reform Initiative, Oxfam International, and the Arab NGO Network for Development. This will be held at Human Rights Watch’s Washington, DC offices as a side event for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group's 2024 Annual Meetings. For online participation, register here: https://lnkd.in/gXFfBqcK

💡 Join TIMEP in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, October 22 at 4:00 pm in Lecture Room IMF HQ2-03B-768B for an in-person panel at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meetings titled “Women and the IMF: Accountability through Gender Impact Assessments," featuring TIMEP’s Timothy E. Kaldas and Sahar Mechmech, Tara Povey (Bretton Woods Project), Farah Al-Shami (Arab Reform Initiative), and Monique Newiak (International Monetary Fund). This event is part of the IMF and WBG's 2024 Annual Meetings. Despite acknowledging the macro-criticality of gender gaps, the IMF’s programs often deepen these gaps in relation to labor markets, social protection, and care work. This session proposes binding Gender Impact Assessments as a tool for the Fund to address gender gaps and contribute to gender equality. To attend both virtually and in person, participants must be registered for the Annual Meetings. No RSVP is required and space will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register for the Annual Meetings here: https://lnkd.in/gWtCH2QT To attend the panel virtually please register here: https://lnkd.in/gHfwy6Bf This panel is co-sponsored by the Bretton Woods Project (BWP), the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI), the Arab Watch Coalition (AWC), MENA Fem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice (MENA FEM), Al Bawsala (Tunisia), Akina MaMa wa Africa (Kenya), Aswat Nissa (Tunisia), the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Egyptian Human Rights Forum (EHRF), Triangle(Lebanon), the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), and Oxfam International.

The United States has, over the last year, moved from working towards de-escalation on the border to now avoiding even calling for a ceasefire on Israel’s war in Gaza and Lebanon. TIMEP’s Advocacy Manager Douglas Christensen sheds light on why this is a failed US policy not only for Lebanon but also for US policy around the region, with the most important consequence of US complicity in Israel’s warfare incarnated in the danger it poses to people throughout the region. “State Department officials have been inconsistent about US support for a ceasefire in Lebanon... [...] This inconsistency, paired with the continued US arming of Israel amid its deadly operations in Lebanon, which have moved far beyond the scope of a “limited incursion,” points to a US policy that has abandoned efforts to end Israel’s war on Lebanon or prevent the destruction of the country, which Israeli officials have called for,” Christensen writes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/giPPaTBs

"فتاة زُوجت قسريًا لأحد مقاتلي الدعم السريع، ثم دخل عليها مقاتل آخر بوصفه شريكًا في المهر…ثم جاء مقاتل ثالث وفعل ذات الشيء بناءً على ذات الحجة." يكتب مهند النور، الزميل غير المقيم بمعهد التحرير، عن جريمة الزواج القسري في #السودان، ويقترح سياسات للحد منها والتعامل مع آثارها المدمرة. https://lnkd.in/g97jrXWJ

NEW: How do political and military power actors engineer starvation? Nonresident fellow Salma Daoudi analyzes how starvation in Sudan and Gaza is not just a by-product of war but rather a deliberate tactic used to weaken and manipulate vulnerable populations. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gzSxXsPF “Since starvation is not an unfortunate byproduct of war but rather a direct result of instrumentalized violence, it is necessary to hold perpetrators accountable and enhance accountability frameworks through clear international legal mechanisms. This could include targeted sanctions, prosecutions, and international pressure to prevent the deliberate targeting of food supplies and infrastructure. More importantly, to protect current and future generations from famine, the world needs a renewed and sustained commitment to dismantling the systems of violence that turn food into a weapon,” Daoudi writes. #Gaza #Sudan

Reminder! This is taking place tomorrow at 10 EST. Join us for a virtual panel to discuss Israel's war on Lebanon. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gPSURKYQ

🔔 DC! Join the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) for a MENA Social Night on Wednesday, October 23, from 5:45 to 9:00 pm at Exiles Bar in DC for an evening of community and solidarity. Meet us at the private space upstairs to connect and socialize with the TIMEP team and MENA professionals from all over DC. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gwafiJFF