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Order, Freedom and Chaos: Sovereignties in Syria
My pseudonymous friend Musa al-Gharbi argued in these pages that without perfect knowledge of the definitive demographics of the deaths and politics of the Syrian rebellion, well-intentioned outsiders should give the benefit of the doubt to the Assad regime and err on the side ...
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Maliki Visits Kurdistan
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, on June 9. The high-profile trip fulfilled one element of a seven-point agreement reached in Baghdad on April 29 ...
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Reply to George Abu Ahmad
"Syria Contextualized: The Numbers Game," which was published in Middle East Policy, demonstrated that — contrary to the popular narratives — most Syrians seem to support President Bashar al-Assad over the armed ...
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Has Iran Really Elected a Reformer?
Iranians have just elected their new president, Mr. Hassan Rouhani, who won over 18 million votes from the more ...
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MEPC boardmember Brian Katulis, writing for Salon, discusses why Obama's recent decision to supply small-arms to Syria's rebels is just ...
Continue ReadingThe Mirage of Palestinian Statehood
Secretary of State John Kerry recently asserted to Congress that he believes "the window for a two-state solution is ...
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After Bin Laden: Al-Qaeda, the Next Generation
With Osama bin Laden's death in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011, al-Qaeda lost not only its figurehead and once-useful recruiting tool, but also a sense of direction born of impotence. Six weeks after Bin Laden was killed, al-Qaeda announced that its long-time deputy, the ...
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