Saudi Arabia’s puzzling effort to blacklist its tiny neighbor Qatar begs the question of who’s really isolated in the Gulf.
The Tortured Politics Behind the Persian Gulf Crisis
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Bilateral Complicity: The Next U.S. President and Egypt
Washington sends over a billion dollars to Egypt every year. Will the next president demand a better human rights record in return?
Let’s Talk About Bernie Sanders and the Middle East
On foreign policy, the Vermont independent’s “political revolution” hasn’t done much to distinguish itself from Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
Four Years After Gaddafi, Libya Is a Failed State
Weapons are pouring out of Africa’s most oil-rich country while extremist fighters tumble in.
The U.S. Is Still Funding Oppression in Egypt
It’s been a year since the Egyptian military committed the worst massacre in modern Egypt’s history. Why does the U.S. continue to fund it?
Sending Weapons to Syria Is a Tried and True Mistake
As we contemplate sending weapons to “vetted” Syrian rebels, our recent involvements in the Mideast remind us how risky that is.
Don’t Count Out the Arab Youth
Three ways rebellious young people are still reshaping the Middle East.
Unbroken Chain of Repression: From Mubarak to Morsi to the Military
The Egyptian Minister of Religious Affairs claims that “the Muslim Brotherhood movement is a terrorist organization and was worse than Mubarak.”
Did Nonviolence Fail in Egypt?
The Egyptian Revolution is a perfect case study for both the power and the limits of nonviolent mass movements.
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support
Egypt’s U.S.-backed regime now claims that the progressive, anti-authoritarian activists that brought down Mubarak are simply U.S. agents.