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  • Turkey

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    The Turkish Chimera

    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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    Mar 23, 2011

    Project Syndicate

    F. Stephen Larrabee

  • Middle East

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    Obama Administration Should Take Holistic Approach to Middle East

    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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    Mar 17, 2011

    RAND.org

    Robert E. Hunter

  • Security Cooperation

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    What Intervention Looks Like

    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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    Mar 16, 2011

    Foreign Affairs

    Robert E. Hunter

  • Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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    Thinking Twice about Libyan Engagement

    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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    Mar 15, 2011

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    Beating Back the Taliban

    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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    Mar 14, 2011

    ForeignPolicy.com

    Seth G. Jones

  • Terrorism

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    What Is the Terrorism Threat Now? The Local Level

    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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    Mar 10, 2011

    NYTimes.com

    Peter Chalk

  • Egypt

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    Five Myths about the Muslim Brotherhood

    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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    Mar 6, 2011

    The Washington Post

    Lorenzo Vidino

  • Libya

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    Can You Hear Libya Now?

    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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    Mar 5, 2011

    New York Times

    Daniel Gonzales, Sarah Harting

  • International Diplomacy

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    Iran Might Not Be the Big Winner of Mideast Uprisings

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    Mar 4, 2011

    The Washington Post

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

  • Somalia

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    Stormy Seas off Somalia

    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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    Feb 28, 2011

    Los Angeles Times

    Peter Chalk

  • Libya

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

    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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    Feb 28, 2011

    Foreign Affairs

    Frederic Wehrey

  • International Diplomacy

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

    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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    Feb 23, 2011

    Christian Science Monitor

    Frederic Wehrey

  • Civil-Military Relations

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    Egypt Faces Rough, Uncharted Road

    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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    Feb 22, 2011

    CNN

    Harold Brown

  • Egypt

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

    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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    Feb 9, 2011

    CNN

    Robert E. Hunter

  • Egypt

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    The Domino Effect of Arab Unrest

    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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    Feb 1, 2011

    CNN

    Julie E. Taylor

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