U.S. Denies It Is Trying to Undermine Assad
As anti-government protests in Syria showed no sign of abating, the U.S. State Department Monday denied that it was seeking the regime’s ouster.
The Days of Anger: Humiliation, Fear and Dignity in the Middle East
It is not only the economy that fuels Arab protests.
Is It Palestine’s Turn?
What do the Middle-Eastern protests mean for Palestine?
Time for Intervention Running Out
With Libyan government forces advancing towards the rebel capital of Benghazi, the time for possible military intervention by the U.S. and its NATO or other allies appears to be running short.
How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States
Just how American bullets make their way into Bahraini guns, into weapons used by troops suppressing pro-democracy protesters, opens a wider window into the shadowy relationships between the Pentagon and a number of autocratic states in the Arab world.
The Coming Global Food Fight
As aggression mounts with the rise of food prices worldwide, small-scale farms rooted in local markets could avert international disaster – and lead the way to “food democracy.”
Hey, Dude, Who Stole My Islamophobia?
Western media has been trying to take the Islam out of recent Arab uprisings.
Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya
On Wednesday, Obama said his staff was preparing a “full range of options” for action.
All-American Decline in a New World
Seeing Arabs demanding something we were convinced was the birthright and property of the West, of the United States in particular, has to send a shiver down anyone’s spine.
Washington Voices Impatience with Regime
The United States is losing patience with Egyptian government.
Revolution is an Export Tunisia Can Be Proud of
Tunisia is known for exporting olive oil and deglet nour dates but is pleased to add revolution as one of its principal items of export.
Pox Americana
As we’ve watched the dramatic events in the Middle East, you would hardly know that we had a thing to do with them.