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How Obama Is Mishandling the Violence Wracking the Muslim World
Why Russia’s Post-Putin Future May Not Be Democratic
A Visit With a Fundamentalist Member of Egypt’s New Parliament
What Russia’s Election Was Really About
What Israelis Hear When Obama Officials Talk About Iran
At Least People Are Allowed to Speak in Jordan: Democracy in the Kingdom
Here is a televised debate about Syria on Jordanian television. People are allowed to say anything they want. And they do. The first inklings of real democracy in the kingdom. And who’s to blame for what’s going on in Syria? The Israelis, of course. Watch this, too. Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief emeritus of The New Republic. READ MORE >>
How to Explain the Arab League’s Shocking Decision on Syria?
In March 2009, the Arab League welcomed Sudanese President Omar Bashir at its summit in Qatar. Just weeks earlier, Bashir had been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)—and a warrant issued for his arrest—for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the murder of nearly 500,000 civilians in Darfur. No matter. The Arab League rejected ICC jurisdiction as an illegal violation of Sudanese sovereignty. READ MORE >>
