No surprise. The Iran-US nuclear talks did not produce a deal by Monday’s deadline. Although a disappointment, both sides maintain that a deal is within
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Post Arab-Spring Elections -BBC
Bahrain has just held elections, but the Shi’a opposition dismissed them as a sham and boycotted the process: “Bahrain holds disputed election amid Shia boycott
From Ataturk to Erdogan: Turks rewrite history
Interesting article discussing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claim that “Muslims discovered the Americas three centuries before Christopher Columbus” as an attempt to reshape Turkey’s
The politics of Israel’s security officers -Washington Post
An interesting look at Israeli civil-military relations, and the practice of Israeli security officials either publicly criticizing the government or stating their views on pressing
Reactions to Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Reactions to Reflections on the Arab Uprisings. Here is a very thoughtful response to the previous post by Mark Lynch on how the Arab Spring
Reflections on the Arab uprisings -Washington Post
“It is not difficult to understand this intense urge to take stock, given the sorry state of the region and catastrophic results of virtually every
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