Arab World Articles

The Federalists Go to Brussels

Christopher Patten | Oct 27, 2009
The European Union’s potential for superpower status has been greatly exaggerated. Brussels has neither the stomach for the job, nor the united purpose to undertake it.

Empire Falls

Robert A. Pape | Jan 22, 2009
The United States is in unprecedented decline. Future generations will look back at the past decade as the beginning of the end of American hegemony.

Arab Spring Fever

Nathan J. Brown
Amr Hamzawy
| Aug 29, 2007
All hope is not lost for democracy in the Middle East. Political pluralism may be taking root, but real change will not emerge on any U.S. administration’s timetable.

Liberté, Fraternité . . . Modernité?

The National Interest | Jul 01, 2007
As part of a new series expressing the views of foreign policy thinkers around the world, France's new president discusses Franco-American relations, the European Union's future and the Middle East.

The Return of the State

Shibley Telhami | Jun 01, 2006
Five years ago, the Arab state was the problem.  Now it is seen as the solution.

Containing Europe

John Van Oudenaren | Jun 01, 2005
America and Europe compete to influence the international system. The U.S. response should be a new formulation of an old strategy.

The Dating Game

Zeyno Baran | Mar 01, 2004
American is playing matchmaker to Turkey and the EU. It had better work. A broken engagement could mean a clash of civilizations.

Winning Over the Muslim Mind

Derk Kinnane Roelofsma | Mar 01, 2004
J-Lo won't do it; Moderate imams may.

E Pluribus Confusio

John Van Oudenaren | Sep 01, 2001
The European Union is unable to achieve a true federal union, yet neither is it likely to fall apart. That leaves its internal incoherence as a long-term problem for the United States.

Let Iraq Collapse

Daniel Byman | Sep 01, 1996
February 28, 1996 marked the fifth anniversary of the U.

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