Broader Middle East
Tunisia: The Bittersweet Scent of Jasmine
Tunisia: The Bittersweet Scent of Jasmine
Liberty, dignity, and freedom; these were the true aspirations of the Tunisian Revolution. It has been 27 months since Tunisia decided that it wanted a life bereft of dictatorship, benevolent…
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Post-revolt Arab Transitions: Driven by Distrust and Inexperience
Post-revolt Arab Transitions: Driven by Distrust and Inexperience
Post-revolt Arab nations are experiencing tumultuous times. The assassination of a prominent Tunisian opposition leader has sparked mass protests against Islamists held responsible for his death. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali…
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Qatar's Challenge to Saudi Arabia: An alternative view of Wahhabism
Qatar's Challenge to Saudi Arabia: An alternative view of Wahhabism
Qatar, whose native population adheres to the Wahhabi creed, poses a major challenge to the puritanical interpretation of Islam of Saudi Arabia, which seeks to make itself impervious to the push for…
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Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform
Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform
President Mohammed Morsi's imposition of a curfew in three Egyptian Suez Canal and Red Sea cities may temporarily reduce violent street opposition to his policies but like this weekend's initial…
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Middle East soccer associations campaign for womens' right to play
Middle East soccer associations campaign for womens' right to play
Middle Eastern soccer associations have launched a campaign to put women's soccer on par with men's football in a region in which a woman's right to play and pursue an…
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How to ride the Revolutionary Arab Lion
How to ride the Revolutionary Arab Lion
The West should reflect the Arab Spring from its potential, not from its limits - Realism yes, skepticism no; long-term commitment yes, abstention no. As the second decade of the…
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Sunni Saudi Arabia and Egypt warn Shiite Iraq
Sunni Saudi Arabia and Egypt warn Shiite Iraq
Saudi Arabia and Egypt Saturday warned Iraq against sectarian extremism following two weeks of protests by Sunnis marginalized by Baghdad’s Shi’ite-led government. “We are convinced that Iraq will not stabilize…
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PLO Negotiator Erekat: Window closing on Two-State Solution
PLO Negotiator Erekat: Window closing on Two-State Solution
On November 29, 2012, a resolution enhancing the status of Palestine to Observer State passed with an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly. For the 138 countries who…
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