CEESMENA distinguishes itself from other MENA research centers by collaborating with local leaders and scholars, to focus exclusively on economic issues faced by the Middle East and North Africa. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity, and providing economic analysis based on the best available data.
Our research looks beyond isolated, short-term economic issues and stop-gap solutions, to provide full information models for local authorities who are seeking to understand and direct their economies’ long run general equilibrium.
CEESMENA also stands apart from other MENA research centers, in that it does not make any public policy recommendations. Rather, our team is dedicated to providing vital economic analysis for local decision makers, as they chart the course for their country's development.
CEESMENA distinguishes itself from other MENA research centers by collaborating with local leaders and scholars, to focus exclusively on economic issues faced by the Middle East and North Africa. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity, and providing economic analysis based on the best available data.
CEESMENA also stands apart from other MENA research centers, in that it does not make any public policy recommendations. Rather, our team is dedicated to providing vital economic analysis for local decision makers, as they chart the course for their country's development.
CEESMENA distinguishes itself from other MENA research centers by collaborating with local leaders and scholars, to focus exclusively on economic issues faced by the Middle East and North Africa. We are committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity, and providing economic analysis based on the best available data.
Our research looks beyond isolated, short-term economic issues and stop-gap solutions, to provide full information models for local authorities who are seeking to understand and direct their economies’ long run general equilibrium.
CEESMENA also stands apart from other MENA research centers, in that it does not make any public policy recommendations. Rather, our team is dedicated to providing vital economic analysis for local decision makers, as they chart the course for their country's development.
GWU economics professor Joseph Pelzman wrote detailed proposal for Trump’s team; says ‘you have to destroy the whole place, restart from scratch’
"In this episode, I hosted Professor Joe Pelzman, an expert in economics, law, and international relations to discuss a plan [to develop] Gaza as an eoonomic model based on international investment through a BOT approach."
Interviste al prof Pelzman, che ha scritto il piano che ha ispirato Trump per la “Riviera Gaza” e all’ex Ministro egiziano del governo Al Sisi Hisham El Sherif dopo la presentazione del piano arabo.
"Il piano per Gaza è mio ma Trump lo ha modificato"
takeover plan before announcement
New York Times says president did not explore ‘feasibility’ or outline any details; George Washington University prof says he presented Trump’s campaign with similar plan last year
A detailed proposal for the relocation of Palestinians in order to facilitate the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip was submitted to the Trump administration by Joseph Pelzman, a professor of economics at George Washington University, in last July.
George Washington University professor Joseph Pelzman, an expert in economics and international relations and head of the university's Center of Excellence for the Economic Study of the Middle East and North Africa (CEESMENA), authored the plan and delivered it to Trump's team as early as July 2024.
GWU Prof. Joseph Pelzman speaks with Maria Maaloof about the launch of CEESMENA and current economic developments in the Middle East.
Professor Joseph Pelzman previously authored a paper on a plan similar to President Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians and rebuild Gaza
THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE TEXTBOOK ON MENA, BY PROF. JOSEPH PELZMAN
"Economics: Following the Science."
The purpose of this book is not to provide a country-by-country study, but rather to deal with general economic themes found in Arab MENA and Israel.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN MENA: THE DEATH OF XENOPHOBIA
The Wonders of the Desert: 4000 Years of Progress
ISLAMIC AND JEWISH BANKING AND INVESTMENT WITHIN MENA: COMBINING THE ROLE OF RELIGION AND CONTRACT LAW
ISLAMIC AND JEWISH BANKING AND INVESTMENT WITHIN MENA: COMBINING THE ROLE OF RELIGION AND CONTRACT LAW
The Mosaic foundation of the world's legal system
The Mosaic foundation of the world's legal system
TOURIST SERVICES WITHIN MENA: USER-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION OF MENA HISTORY
TOURIST SERVICES WITHIN MENA:
USER-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION OF MENA HISTORY
The Silk Road from Yemen to China - through Ashkenaz
The beginning of international trade in MENA dates back thousands of years - connecting Africa to China, through the Persian border town of Ashkenaz where Jewish tribes played a central role in managing commerce.
THE ECONOMICS OF SPACE: A NEW AGE IN AN ANCIENT LAND
MENA, AI and space - to boldly go where no one has gone before
Joint technological cooperation within MENA can lead to the stars.
55%
of the population across MENA are under 30 - compared with 36% of the population across OECD countries
2.2B
2.2 billion dollars of trade conducted between Israel and MENA in 2021 alone, following the Abraham Accords
3.43B
3.43 billion dollars in trade conducted between Israel and the four Abraham Accord countries in 2022
