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The many faces of the Arab Spring
By Shlomo Ben Ami MADRID: The attack by a Western-led alliance on Muammar…
26 questions Egyptians are asking
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: In an ironic numerical coincidence, 67 days after…
Libya’s troubles: no clear way out yet
By Richard Dalton Three weeks ago I wrote something that helps explain why…
The Arab spring and interventionism
By Vitaly Naumkin There is an age-old tradition of explaining everything that happens…
Which side is the world on?
By Mai Yamani The revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen —…
Egypt’s referendum, reason for guarded optimism
By Jason Petrucci COLLEGE PARK, Maryland: On 19 March, Egyptian voters approved a…
Limitations of foreign intervention
By Gamal Soltan Revolutions in the modern age are never only a domestic…
The false promise of green jobs
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Political rhetoric has shifted away from the need to…
Microfinance matters, now and for the future
By Deepak Khanna Recent events in Egypt and across the Middle East and…