Attack on Libya May Unleash a Long War
Libyan protesters asked for help, but the military attacks they’re getting may actually create a whole new set of problems that could last a very long time.
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.”
Let’s Stay out of Libya
Why is it that going to war is the only issue politicians can agree on?
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.
Interview with Raed Jarrar and Niki Akhavan
In our special focus on Islamophobia, analysts Raed Jarrar and Niki Akhavan look at the roots of Islamophobia, how anti-Islamic sentiment has shaped U.S. foreign policy, and the relationship between faith and violence.
Washington Voices Impatience with Regime
The United States is losing patience with Egyptian government.
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.
Briefing on the UN Mapping Exercise Report
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) released the official “Report of the Mapping Exercise” in October 2010. The report documents “the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed within the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between March 1993 and June 2003”. U.S. tax dollars fund U.S. allies Rwanda and Uganda, which are deeply implicated in these mass atrocities, crimes against humanity, war crimes and possibly genocide in the Congo.
Egypt and Reversing the Dominoes of Domination
Let’s invest in diplomacy again by expanding the Peace Corps and making it more inclusive.
Mubarak’s Defiance
The question now is what happens next.
No More Mr. Nice Autocracy
Democrats and Republicans alike have long wished that U.S.-allied Arab states would forever remain docile dictatorships.
Town Hall Meeting: Egypt on the Brink
Egypt is the most important strategic Arab ally for the United States. However, events in Tunisia have started a domino effect in the Arab world.
WikiLeaks: Caveat Lector
Keep these questions in mind when reading the cache of leaked State Department cables.