Mali’s Endless Crisis: Army Soldiers Force Out Prime Minister
Malian soldiers forced the nation’s Prime Minister to resign late Monday night, complicating the West’s plans for a military intervention
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Women’s Rights at Odds in Egypt’s Constitution Wars
The political battle raging on Cairo’s streets is focused on President Mohamed Morsi’s autocratic actions in his efforts to rush through his draft constitution, but the anxiety of those on the street are equally based on the …
Refuge for the Truth-Tellers: Inside the World’s Only Journalist Safe House
Nart Abdalkareem knew he was a marked man. For months the Syrian journalist had been shooting footage of massacres and bombed-out streets, and uploading it to al-Arabiyah Television, a channel based in Dubai, under the pseudonym …
A Newly Democratic Tunisia Takes to the Streets Again
No dictator now, but joblessness still the spark
Palestine’s U.N. Bid: UNESCO Experience May Be a Cautionary Tale
As Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pushes on Thursday for the U.N. General Assembly to upgrade the Palestinians’ status in the international body to that of “observer state,” his movement’s experience of a …
Why Global Fuel Prices Will Spark the Next Revolutions
Fiscal discipline and climate-change may demand an end to paying most of your country’s gasoline bills, but trying selling that to hard-pressed citizens
After the Cease-Fire in Gaza, Will the Cyberwar Continue?
You didn’t need to be a Middle East specialist to understand that something was seriously off-kilter early on Wednesday when Israel’s Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom displayed a “Free Palestine” photo on his Facebook …
Can Mauritania’s President Survive Both Coup Plotters and al-Qaeda?
For Presidents, one rule of thumb for political survival is not to leave your country for too long, especially if you are thinking of waging a regional war against al-Qaeda militants. That seemed to be the thinking for …
Benghazi’s Real Scandal: Why Is the Libyan Investigation Such a Mess?
As the Benghazi episode takes center stage in Washington, questions loom over why the Libyans have bungled the investigation
Syria’s Body Count: Meet the Exile Tracking the Death Toll
Meet the man who runs the much-cited Syrian Observatory for Human Rights from his home in the U.K. As the body count rises, his hopes for his country fades.
The Anti-Assad Offensive: Can the West Oust Syria’s Strongman?
Scarcely hours after his re-election, President Obama was under pressure from U.S. allies to take stronger action on Syria. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters on Nov. 7, during a visit to a Syrian refugee camp …
What Mali’s Crisis Means for the Future of Western Military Intervention
With the U.S., France and neighboring West African nations all poised to help Mali’s beleaguered government reclaim the north of the country from rebels and extremist groups, the planned intervention is drawing comparisons to …
During the Presidential Debate, Silence on Libya
During the final presidential debate neither candidate wanted to spend much time discussing the tragedy in Libya. Why?