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    The Turkish Chimera

    F. Stephen Larrabee

    Mar 23, 2011

    Project Syndicate

    The Turkish model -- with its emphasis on secularism and democracy -- has obvious appeal in a region burdened by corrupt, autocratic, incompetent, and inefficient governments. But Turkey's historical experience and political evolution differ in important ways from Arab countries', writes F. Stephen Larrabee.

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    Military Strategy

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    Obama Administration Should Take Holistic Approach to Middle East

    Robert E. Hunter

    Mar 17, 2011

    RAND.org

    The U.S. government is historically adept at tactics, but what President Obama needs are more people with a broader perspective. That includes engaging outsiders with a solid background in the Middle East, writes Robert E. Hunter.

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    Security Cooperation

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    What Intervention Looks Like

    Robert E. Hunter

    Mar 16, 2011

    Foreign Affairs

    The question, then, is whether stopping the fighting—which could also require forcibly removing Qaddafi—is worth the price of deep military engagement and responsibility for Libya's postwar future, writes Robert E. Hunter.

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    Thinking Twice about Libyan Engagement

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Mar 15, 2011

    RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org

    We have learned over the past couple of decades that it is deceptively easy for the world's only superpower to topple objectionable regimes—but a good deal harder to replace them with something better, writes James Dobbins.

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    Beating Back the Taliban

    Seth G. Jones

    Mar 14, 2011

    ForeignPolicy.com

    There is a growing recognition among senior Taliban leaders that they are losing momentum in parts of southern Afghanistan, their longtime stronghold, writes Seth Jones.

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    Terrorism

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    What Is the Terrorism Threat Now? The Local Level

    Peter Chalk

    Mar 10, 2011

    NYTimes.com

    How should police and intelligence agencies deal with the specter of homegrown terrorism? One of the best tools available is intelligence gleaned from the local community, writes Peter Chalk.

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    Egypt

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    Five Myths about the Muslim Brotherhood

    Lorenzo Vidino

    Mar 6, 2011

    The Washington Post

    Much of what we know—or think we know—about the Muslim Brotherhood's ambitions, beliefs and history is clouded by misperceptions, writes Lorenzo Vidino.

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    Libya

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    Can You Hear Libya Now?

    Daniel Gonzales @gonzadan, Sarah Harting

    Mar 5, 2011

    New York Times

    The U.S. and its allies could help Libyans communicate with the outside world by deploying cellphone base stations on aircraft or tethered balloons, write Dan Gonzales and Sarah Harting.

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    Iran Might Not Be the Big Winner of Mideast Uprisings

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Mar 4, 2011

    The Washington Post

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    Somalia

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    Stormy Seas off Somalia

    Peter Chalk

    Feb 28, 2011

    Los Angeles Times

    Only by addressing the poverty and lack of central authority in Somalia can the international community lower maritime crime and violence off the Horn of Africa, writes Peter Chalk.

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    Libya

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    Libya's Terra Incognita: Who and What Will Follow Qaddafi?

    Frederic Wehrey

    Feb 28, 2011

    Foreign Affairs

    The new, post-Qaddafi era is likely to be marked by the emergence of long-suppressed domestic groups jostling for supremacy in what is sure to be a chaotic political scene, writes Frederic Wehrey.

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    Bahrain Protests: A Point of No Return for Ruling Family—and Obama

    Frederic Wehrey

    Feb 23, 2011

    Christian Science Monitor

    The only route out of the current impasse may be a fully functioning and pluralistic parliament like the one that enabled Bahrain's golden days, writes Frederic Wehrey.

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    Egypt Faces Rough, Uncharted Road

    Harold Brown

    Feb 22, 2011

    CNN

    The most favorable outcome achievable in Egypt might be what we see in Iraq, but without the violence, writes Harold Brown.

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    Egypt

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    Keep U.S. Aid Flowing to Egypt's Military

    Robert E. Hunter

    Feb 9, 2011

    CNN

    Continuing support for the Egyptian military will be crucial for U.S. influence and for an evolution in Egypt that can meet American interests, writes Robert E. Hunter.

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    Egypt

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    The Domino Effect of Arab Unrest

    Julie E. Taylor

    Feb 1, 2011

    CNN

    There is no clear political party or leader ready to step in if the regime in Egypt falls. However, this protest is not without leadership; it is spearheaded by a large network of Egyptian human rights groups and other citizens, writes Julie Taylor.

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