Friday, February 25, 2011

After the Revolt: The Four Stages of Arab Democracy

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Despite the claims that there is an "Arab democracy deficit" and that Islam and democracy "don't mix," we can alr...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Failure to rid Libya of Muammar al-Qaddafi has serious implications for Europe

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To date, most Westerners have watched with both interest and increasing concern as events in the Middle East have unfolded. Most have assum...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Where is the UN and the Obama administration as the Libyan regime massacres its citizens?

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Anyone who thought that the road to democracy in the Middle East would be easy only need look at Libya. As Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Who's afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood?

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With the success of the January 25th Movement in removing former president Husni Mubarak from office, many Western policy-makers have expres...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

The US must think "democracy" in the Mideast

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Democracy promotion has never been the United States’ strong suit in the Middle East. When the Bush administration made democratization its...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Will the US make the right decision in Egypt?

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The remarkable events in Tunisia have been followed by even more spectacular developments in Egypt. The idea of an "inert" Middle...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Beyond the Secular-Islamist Divide in Middle East Politics

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Despite the Western media's obsession of viewing Middle East politics through the lens of radical Islam, events taking place in Tunisia,...