Posted on Tue, November 29, 2011 at 00:20 am CET
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Are You Smarter than a Radical Islamist?

Western government officials, journalists, and “experts” seem to believe that they and liberal Arab reformers are smarter than Islamists… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 22:48 pm CET
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Is Morocco Immune to Upheaval?

The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Morocco 
Posted on Sat, July 16, 2011 at 20:45 pm CEST
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Obama Administration New Achievement: Messing Up Turkey, Syria, and Libya Within 24 Hours

It’s truly amazing that literally every day the Obama Administration finds a new way to mess up the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Libya War • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, June 2, 2011 at 00:29 am CEST
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Syria: Are all dictators created equal?

The sharp dichotomy in America’s approach to bad guys is not merely intellectually inconsistent, it is muddled thinking… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • International Law • Libya War • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, March 22, 2011 at 17:34 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Yemeni insiders Increasingly Frustrated with Saleh Clan

President Saleh is more interested in enriching his family than in making the strategic choices necessary to lead Yemen into the future… Continue reading

Topics: WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 00:53 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Finding a Successor to Ben Ali in Tunisia

According to a 2006 cable, the US thinks that the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship is likely to remain unaffected by a departure of Ben Ali in the future… Continue reading

Topics: Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks