Five minutes with Timothy Reno of the International Policy and Leadership Institute: “transformation and consolidation of changes in the Arab Spring countries takes time.”

Abstract

The International Policy and Leadership Institute (IPLI) is a platform for policy-makers and students to interact and learn from each other. Timothy Reno founded the institute in 2010. Since its launch, IPLI has been particularly involved in building capacity in the Arab Spring countries. In an interview with EUROPP editors Chris Gilson and Julian Kirchherr, Reno argues that the international community must be patient – progressive democratic reform throughout the Middle East will not happen overnight and the international community must have patience and craft policies that support a long term development effort in the region