The Siwa Group
Seeing the Middle East in more than Black and White
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رؤية الشرق الأوسط في أكثر من الأسود والأبيض
Presidential Elections in Algeria
As Algerians go to the polls in a nationwide presidential election, the question is not whether or not the incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika is will win a fourth term, but what - if anything - will he do to address the increasingly important social issues facing the country, including rising unemployment and long-term calls for genuine democracy.
Eamonn Gearon offers insights and informed predictions about what’s in store for Algeria for the next four years.
Peter Bergen interviews Eamonn Gearon on the complex issues of Jihad, Politics and Terrorism in North Africa
The New America Foundation is pleased to welcome Middle East expert Eamonn Gearon for a discussion about the drivers of conflict in North Africa and Mali and what the international community should do to manage them.
US Department of State Report on Global Terrorism
The release of the State Department’s “Country Reports on Terrorism 2013” found terrorist attacks worldwide rose by 43% in 2013, in spite of a global counter-terrorism campaign. Attacks resulted in the deaths 17,891 people, of whom only 16 were Americans, with most of the increase in attacks being local and regional in focus.
Focussing his attention on the Greater Middle East, Eamonn Gearon offers insights as to why there has been such a steep rise in terrorist attacks globally, and what to do about this problem.
Closing the Skills Gap in the Maghreb: Community College Solutions
A roundtable discussion on higher education and vocational training in North Africa, including a presentation of findings of a recent trip by a delegation from Partners for a New Beginning (PNB)-Aspen to the Maghreb.
Eamonn Gearon has been asked to provide some comments and insight about the diverse political, social and cultural norms that exist in North Africa, and how understanding these can enhance educational and training partnerships between locals and American and other Western partners.
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A Taste of Business ... in the Persian Gulf
As Managing Director of The Siwa Group, Eamonn Gearon has decades of experience in helping American and British companies both getting into and working more effectively in the Greater Middle East.
With an established and trusted network of business and government contacts and intermediaries in every country from Afghanistan, via the Gulf, to Morocco, Eamonn Gearon shares some lessons learned with members of Maryland’s World Trade Center Institute, the largest international business network in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Changing Middle East & Implications for Women and Girls
A recording of an event with BBC's State Department correspondent, Kim Ghattas, Michele Manatt from Meridian International Center, and discussant Eamonn Gearon on the place of women and girls in North African and the Middle East in light of the ongoing revolutions across the region.