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The Message from Cairo 6 Feb 2011 | 05:05 am
The events unfolding in Egypt over the past 10 days are as historic as they are dramatic. However the Egyptian uprising ends, it will be a watershed event in the region’s quest toward freedom and demo...
Syria: Lifting the Veil 31 Jul 2010 | 11:12 am
Over the past 2 weeks, Western and Arab media have been vigorously reporting the recent decision by Syrian authorities to ban the niqab in Syrian schools and universities. Far from basking in Western ...
The Campaign Against Turkey 26 Jun 2010 | 05:32 am
The Western press has been rather harsh on Turkey lately. In the US, most of the coverage and analysis of Turkey’s new Eastward orientation by the Justice and Development-led government of Prime Minis...
Lebanon's non-vote at the UN Security Council 17 Jun 2010 | 11:17 am
Once again, Lebanon has demonstrated a glaring lack of national unity and cohesion, and a remarkable failure to exercise national sovereignty. Perhaps, more dangerously, it has demonstrated, yet again...
Syria in China's New Silk Road Strategy 18 Apr 2010 | 07:24 pm
An excellent, enlightening article from The Jamestown Foundation, by Christina Lin. While the international community is fixated on Iran’s nuclear program, China has been steadily expanding its polit...
Reflections on the last decade 31 Dec 2009 | 01:18 pm
As 2009 draws to a close, and we prepare to welcome another decade, here are some reflections on the first 10 years of this century – from a global and regional perspective: US: There can be no doubt...
Hariri in Syria: Reconciliation and Opportunity 25 Dec 2009 | 04:55 am
Much has been made about Saad Hariri’s visit to Damascus. Far from the drama that some media had built it up to be, the visit itself turned out to be somewhat anti-climactic. After 5 years of waging ...
The Political Price of Dubai's Bailout 16 Dec 2009 | 06:29 am
Abu Dhabi announced on Monday that it will lend Dubai $10 Billion to bail it out of its current debt crisis. According to the FT, Abu Dhabi was left with little choice. I agree. In general, most of t...
Swiss Minaret Ban - Paradoxes 12 Dec 2009 | 07:09 am
Here are a few paradoxical observations regarding Switzerland’s recent ban on erecting mosque minarets: The majority of the Swiss who voted for the ban on minarets came from cantons that had the fewe...
Obama's No-Win Strategy in Afghanistan 5 Dec 2009 | 01:30 pm
President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan was driven more by politics at home than reality on the ground in Afghanistan. He sought to satisfy left and right, and received criticism from both. Obama ide...
