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Latter-Day Sultans

Armed with pitch-perfect talking points for the Facebook generation, a clique of fortunate sons in the Middle East is set to take over their fathers' sclerotic dictatorships. But this is not regime change. Monarchy is back.

Arab Spring Fever

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.

Uncle Sam in the Arab Street

If America promotes democracy in the Middle East, it must be prepared for some very unpleasant consequences.

Commentary

The Myth of the Arab State

Across the Middle East, states are becoming decentralized and fragmented.

It's the Egyptian Economy, Stupid

The media is closely following every political move in Cairo, yet the key to the crisis is the ordinary man's empty pocketbook.

Overcoming Ethnic Division in Iraq: A Practical Model from Europe

The problem is that after the long strategic use of fostering ethnic conflicts by Saddam Hussein to maintain power, the real struggles will come out fully only after the transition of power.

Blogs

Crunch Time, Delayed but not Avoided

Bosnia and Sudan await the day of reckoning.

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May 25, 2013