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Egyptians as they really are, for once
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May 23, 2012 01:29 AM
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One of the important byproducts of the ongoing Arab uprisings, regime changes and national reconfigurations is the increased ability of many people around the world to view Arabs in their full, dynamic human complexity and nuance, rather than the one-dimensional, static, essentialist caricatures...
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Why are Arabs in a state of revolt?
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May 19, 2012 01:00 AM
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Some people have found it difficult to reconcile a few seemingly contradictory trends that have become evident during the course of the past 16 months of uprisings across the Arab region. Even many Arabs wonder whether, for instance, Egypt will adopt genuine democracy or persist in military rule,...
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The Palestinian struggle persists
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May 16, 2012 01:08 AM
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Yesterday marked the 64th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba of May 1948, when Israel was established and Palestinians experienced the combination of exile and occupation that still defines them today. The day was marked as usual by a variety of events around the world, from symbolic...
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Urban warfare, the modern Arab scourge
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May 12, 2012 02:07 AM
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The two consecutive massive explosions outside a Syrian security building on Thursday morning marked another awful milestone in the 14-month-old conflict in Syria. They also reflected a sad business-as-usual pattern of developments across the entire Arab world. The bombings, which killed over 55...
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The electoral bandwagon reaches Algeria
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May 09, 2012 12:59 AM
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The history of elections in the modern Middle East has not been a happy one, with most polls over the past two generations having been charades stage-managed by military-based ruling elites trying to claim that their president-for-life enjoys popular legitimacy. Nobody buys the farce. These days,...
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The implications of the Bahrain crisis
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May 05, 2012 01:15 AM
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Of all the Arab uprisings that have seen citizens challenge or change their government, and forced foreign governments to navigate the delicate path of possible intervention into a sovereign state’s affairs, the situation in Bahrain has always struck me as the most complex. That is probably...
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Let’s deal with the essential in Osama bin Laden’s life
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May 03, 2012 01:40 AM
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President Barack Obama and the presumptive Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney have been trading accusations over the killing of Osama bin Laden, and what his death means to the United States and the world. As usual when leading American public figures discuss the Middle East and...
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No to double standards on global thugs
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April 28, 2012 01:14 AM
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How does society use legal means at its disposal to stop dictators from using their power to kill and terrorize civilians? Several simultaneous efforts around the world – related to Sierra Leone, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and Iran – point to various available options, without a single...
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Arab youths have just started to act
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April 25, 2012 01:36 AM
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People often tell me that I sound very optimistic when I speak about the future of the Arab world. It is true that I expect the best instincts and values of people to prevail over the negatives that have dominated much of public life in the region in recent decades. If you want to know why I...
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Arab disorder is a sign of vitality
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April 18, 2012 01:06 AM
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The ongoing dramatic developments in half a dozen Arab countries where regimes have been overthrown or are being challenged by their own people continue to captivate the world. In the first months of the uprisings, many observers expressed amazement at the sight of Arab citizens daring to...
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A fine revolutionary week it has been
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April 14, 2012 01:16 AM
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Tunisia and Egypt are where the current wave of Arab uprisings and citizen revolts started nearly a year and a half ago, and it is to those two countries that we will continue to turn for signs of where our region may be heading. This is why – I kick mud and sand in your face, you pessimists...
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The counter-revolution is in full swing
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April 11, 2012 01:21 AM
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It is common for analysts in the Middle East and abroad to view most of the conflicts and tensions in our region through the lens of (take your pick) the Iranian-Saudi Arabian regional cold war, the Shiite-Sunni confrontation, conservative Arab monarchies versus Arab populist revolutionary and...
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Give Syria’s opposition the means to win
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April 07, 2012 01:05 AM
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United Nations Security Council resolutions and unanimous “presidential statements” are a lot like New Year’s resolutions – sincere, well-intentioned, grounded in reality, responding to real needs and aspirations, but really difficult to implement. The latest example is...
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The infernal U.S.-Iran-Israel triangle
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April 04, 2012 02:11 AM
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Why does most of the world continue to lose respect for the United States and its conduct of foreign policy? Two developments in the past week shed some light on this, and – not surprisingly – they both relate to Washington’s relations with Iran and Israel, an arena in which...
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The Islamist-secular battle is under way
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March 31, 2012 01:27 AM
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Three great battles over political power have been unleashed across the Arab world and will persist for many years, until a new political order stabilizes in every country. One in particular is now reaching an important point that will reveal much about the current political character of Arab...
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