Contested Terrain: The New Geography of Drug Trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel Since the Arab Spring
The nature of narcotics trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel has changed in recent years in significant ways.
Arab Spring
Why No One Remembers the Arab Spring of 2010
The sixth anniversary of The Arab Spring has come and gone, but not many people noticed. One of the main reasons was its utter failure to create either a stable, democratic, or secular Arab world.
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A Review: Egypt's Tahrir Square Revolution
Peter J. Munson
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 3:30am
Twelve academics at the American University of Cairo admit that the events of 2011, now called the Arab Spring, caught them unprepared
Sayyid Qutb’s “Milestones” and Its Impact on the Arab Spring
Peter J. Munson
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 3:30am
While not democracy in the American image, the Arab Spring has the potential to bring Islamists into conflict with jihadists.
Iraqi Provincial Elections: Iraq’s Political Pulse
A Q&A with Kirk Sowell of Inside Iraqi Politics.
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The Ansar of Yemen: The Huthis and al-Qaeda
Peter J. Munson
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:30am
The pressures on Yemen are centrifugal rather than centripetal, by which the power of the center is weakened to the benefit of poles of regional power. These centrifugal forces could make it difficult to recreate a central state that can reach across the country
Venezuela's Presidential Election: Chavez Runs Again - By Proxy
Chavista strategists have decided its best course of action is to run Chavez for president for a fifth time, only this time by proxy.
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Rumors of Central Command’s Decline are Wishful Thinking
Peter J. Munson
Fri, 03/29/2013 - 3:30am
What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in the Middle East and South Asia spreads to the world.
Sudan: African Sequel to the Arab Spring?
Sudan is the Sub-Saharan country that most resembles those of North Africa, with its shared religion, culture, and language. Will the Arab Spring blow south?
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Social Media and the Arab Spring
Social media's role in mobilization and narrative.