News reports suggest that Tunisia and the IMF are close to coming to terms over a $1.78 billion loan.
Tunisia and the IMF: Ennahda’s Mana From Washington (Part Two)
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Middle East & North Africa
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/18)
Emphasis, as always, added.
Domestic Attacks Like the Boston Marathon Bombing Add Insult to Injury
The best defense is keeping the number of your enemies to a minimum.
Structural Adjustment: Former President Ben Ali’s Gift to Tunisia (Part One)
The rip-off continues.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/12)
From WWII to Afghanistan, and the Iron Lady.
To Wolfowitz, Iraq Was Just a Chance for the U.S. to Demonstrate Its Power
Wolfowitz took saber-rattling to the next level.
Did the Israeli Prison System Claim Another Palestinian Victim?
Who will be the next victim of the Israeli prison system?
Soccer Riots and Egyptian Democracy
In early March, a resurgence in football riots erupted across Egypt, most severely in Cairo and Port Said. Thousands of football fans took to the streets, clashing with local police forces and, in Cairo, setting the Egyptian Football Federation headquarters and the Police Club on fire.
Purge of the Marabouts: Salafists Target Tunisia’s Islamic Heritage
Salafists are acting as the brownshirts of the Arab Spring.
After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss
Empires decline due to moral decay from within. Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, our nation is looking at the moral abyss. If lies have delivered us to this place, then only the truth will begin our journey back.