How does the United States reach the other end of the tightrope it’s supposedly walking with Egypt?
Egypt Protests Signal an End to the Post-9/11 Era
We are a facing a new phase in world history — the age of the Multitude.
U.S. Middle-East Policy: “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil — Just Practice It, Then Act Surprised”
It will be a while before the Obama Administration can assess the damage to its interests done by Egyptian and Tunisian protests.
You Can’t Tell Egypt’s Players Without a Scorecard
Egypt is as rife with rival factions as Iran.
Two Outside-the-Box Questions About Egypt
TV news fails to take advantage of citizen journalism; plan to replace Mubarak with Suleiman ominous.
Fear of the Muslim Brotherhood Trumps Western Wishes for Democracy in Egypt
Neither should we underestimate Israel’s support for Mubarak as a motive for protesting Egyptians.
Egypt: Back Against the Wall, a Tyrant Embraces Anarchy
When tyranny is threatened by internal turmoil and uproar, it sometimes stoke the forces of anarchy.
Why Washington Clings to a Failed Middle-East Strategy
We face the distinct possibility that the U.S. national security bureaucracy will continue to deny the disastrous consequences of our client-regime national-security strategy.
U.S. Policy Exposed by Mid-East Protests
For Washington, London, Paris and Berlin, the current upsurge of region-wide protests in the Middle East falls somewhere between a setback and a debacle.
On the Wrong Side of History in the Middle East
Granting sovereignty to Middle Eastern countries is the last thing on the minds of Western leaders.