Tag: Arab Spring
Remaking the Middle East: How the US Grew Tired and Less Irrelevant
For now, the Middle East will continue to pass through this incredibly difficult and violent transition, for which the US is partly responsible.
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Middle East : The Way Ahead
A unified Middle East will prove to be the first step towards actual world peace.
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Shifting Priorities: The Rise and Fall of Arab Revolutionary Discourse
The people who revolted in the so-called “Arab Spring” are now again marginalized.
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Human Development in the Arab Spring
The implications of decentralization for societies in the context of human development
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Just Politics: Iran, Like the Rest, Is Not Blameless
Iran has labored to defeat US ambitions, but also cooperated with Washington when their interests intersected.
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What This World Needs is Some Really Honest Journalists
If bias in journalism is unavoidable, it ought to be the proper bias: in favor of human rights.
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Tunisia’s (Relatively) Smooth Transition
Tunisia provides an example of ordinary citizens freeing themselves from oppression and ushering in democracy.
Read MoreDirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime, and Terrorism – Book Review
Dirty Entanglements has many truths disguised with many omissions.
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The Age of TV Jokers: Arab Media on the Brink
At this critical stage of popular transformation, the stunting of critical Arab media will register its negative impact for years to come.
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Reporting the Middle East: Please Go Back to the Streets
Now that sham democratic elections are bringing dictators back to power and intellectuals proven no more than lackeys, it is time to go back to the streets.
Read MoreAsking the Wrong Questions: Did Arab Revolutions Fail?
Arab revolutions have not failed, but they have not succeeded either. They have simply challenged the status quo like never before.
Read MoreThe Middle East, Democratization, and the Arab Spring
While the flawed internal regime structure is part of the problem, Western influence in the Middle East has only served to enhance the potency and durability of these dictatorial regimes.
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