The 7th Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival
The Institute for Policy Studies joins this unique showcase of the work of Palestinian filmmakers and artists for audiences in Washington, DC Metropolitan area.
Revolution, Civil Society, and Change in the Arab Region
A discussion with Mahinour El-Badrawi and Kinda Mohamadieh about the demands advanced by civil society groups and movements in the Arab region.
We’re Fighting in a War We Lost Before the War Began
New poll shows support for Afghanistan war lower than ever, and for good reason.
A Year after Tahrir
The Arab revolts disrupted a dispiriting pattern in the Arab world, and these political and intellectual challenges continue to resonate.
Review: The Roots of Muslim Anger at America
A new study explores how U.S. foreign policy has fanned the flames of anti-Americanism in the Islamic world — and how the only way out is democracy.
Don’t Count Bashar Out
The protests in Syria are encouraging, but Bashar al-Assad will pull out all the stops before he leaves voluntarily.
The Economics of the Arab Spring
Economic grievances are galvanizing the Arab street to attempt to redraw the political landscape
Arab Uprisings as a War on Error
The wave of democratic movements in North Africa and the Middle East has swept away some persistent illusions about the Arab world.
Corporations and the Arab Net Crackdown
Western countries have condemned Internet restrictions in the Arab world. But Western corporations have provided the tools of repression.
The Arab Revolutions and the Democratic Imagination
Will activists in the Arab world bring about a new stage of democracy?
Pro-Democracy Protests Spread to Oman
Another autocratic U.S. ally in the Arab world faces a non-violent challenge.
Don’t “No-Fly” Libya
What would a no-fly zone in Libya mean? A bit of history may provide some perspective.
The Twilight of Tyranny?
Are we seeing the last of the world’s dictators?
Two Cheers for the Brotherhood
For its strains of homophobia and anti-Semitism, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood wouldn’t get my vote, but for its fight against both religious extremism and secular authoritarianism it gets my respect.
Tunisia’s Spark and Egypt’s Flame: the Middle East is Rising
The Arab world plays dominoes with empire.