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
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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
The “Fog of War” has arrived early -Various
Once a war starts, sifting through the spin, propaganda and general confusion becomes a daunting task. The war on IS is only just beginning, and
iraq’s shiite militias to the rescue: force for sectarian unity or thorn in anbar’s side? -niqash
Someone once said politics makes for strange bedfellows: “Shiite militias are making inroads into the mainly Sunni province of Anbar. Previously Anbar’s Sunni tribes have
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