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Comment,
February 2, 2012
NATO’s operation in Libya has rightly been praised for saving lives and ending a tyrannical regime, write the U.S. permanent representative to NATO and its supreme allied commander for Europe. But to replicate the success, member states must reinforce their political cohesion and improve the burden sharing that made the mission work.
Letter From,
January 25, 2012
Hosni Mubarak professed that Egypt was growing economically and progressing politically. The harsh, hopeless reality behind those fabrications proved to be his undoing. Now the country's future rests with two familiar powers playing very unfamiliar roles: The military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Prepare for another year of struggle.
Essay,
January 24, 2012
Terrible rulers, sullen populations, a terrorist fringe -- the Arabs' exceptionalism was becoming not just a human disaster but a moral one. Then, a frustrated Tunisian fruit vendor summoned his fellows to a new history, and millions heeded his call. The third Arab awakening came in the nick of time, and it may still usher in freedom.
Snapshot,
December 23, 2011
Many are concerned about the hardline, conservative nature of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, especially after its success in the latest round of voting. But the group is politically savvy and flexible in its views, and it will take a more moderate line to hold power in the future.
Snapshot,
December 22, 2011
Over the last decade, Egyptian women have made progress, however gradual, in a fight for control over their children, their marriages, and their place in society. While the revolution may be rewriting the country's political order, it has stifled female progress.
Snapshot,
December 9, 2011
Ever since Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi was captured last month by Libyan rebel fighters, the International Criminal Court has hoped to try him in The Hague. But the Libyan people bore the brunt of the Qaddafi regime's tyranny for nearly half a century, and it is to them that Saif al-Islam should answer.
Snapshot,
November 30, 2011
Tyrants have fallen in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Now these societies face a daunting task: Engineer constitutions to formalize democratic governments. That process is underway in all three countries. The risk now is that the drafters could dodge the very rules they're setting out to create.
Letter From,
November 29, 2011
Washington seems to believe that a secular victory in this week's election would be good for U.S. interests, and an Islamist one would be bad. But no matter which party wins, the new Egypt will be less compliant to U.S. demands.
Letter From,
November 29, 2011
Protests have erupted in Tahrir Square again, but don't expect a second revolution. Egypt's still-popular military rulers have contained the dwindling demonstrations, historic elections are underway, and everyday life in Cairo continues. Still, if the SCAF fails to deliver on its promises to cede power by July, it will face much greater unrest.
Letter From,
October 21, 2011
Arriving in Tripoli just after it fell to the rebels, the author witnessed several similarities between the Libyan capital in 2011 and revolutionary Afghanistan in 1992. They offer valuable lessons on how to avoid catastrophe.
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