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American Conservatives Choking on Arab Democracy
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Will Protests Prompt Obama to Focus on Economic Development and Human Rights in Africa?
Will protests lead the Obama administration to implement real changes on how America approaches foreign policy in Africa?
The Key to Understanding Tahrir Square: Swarm Intelligence
“We have to learn to think and move in sync, without leader, without party, without manual. Swarm Intelligence Now!”
Where the Demonstrators Wave Black Flags: Algeria, Part 1
The demonstrators in Algeria have been modest in number, but they are the first signs of deep unrest in a major oil- and natural gas-producing country in the region.
Is There Any Upside to Middle-East Protests for al-Qaeda?
Is the conventional thinking which holds that al-Qaeda has been marginalized by the Middle-East protests mistaken?
Last Thing Washington Needs Is to Share Blame if Egypt Becomes Another Pakistan
Washington’s optimal position may be as a concerned bystander to developments in post-revolutionary Egypt.
Washington Voices Impatience with Regime
Amid the continuing stand-off between protestors and the Egyptian government, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama appeared Wednesday to be losing patience with both President Hosni Mubarak and his new vice president, Gen. Omar Suleiman.
A Middle East Deja Vu
Hundreds of thousands of protestors took to the streets, fueled by poverty, hunger, and anger at their repressive government. Egypt? No, Iran, 1951, before the election of Prime Minister Mossadeq.
A War Israel Is Ill Equipped to Fight
Israel is not confronting Arab armies or guerrilla movements, but an explosion of Arab democracy. It’s a “war” that it’s ill equipped to fight.
Is Egypt’s New Military Leadership Just Coup d’Etat Light?
The pro-democracy movement must choose leaders with a clear commitment to democracy and should declare that no country interfere in the process of revolution.