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- Media Conference Call: Egypt's Political Instability
- Issue Guide: Arab World Protests
- The Wrong Side of History
- The Arab World's 'Unprecedented' Protests
- The Daily Beast: Egypt Protests Shows American Foreign Policy Folly
- FT: Be Careful What You Wish For in Arab World
- The World Next Week: January 27, 2011
- Lebanon Approaches Tipping Point
- LA Times: Tunisia's Uprising Was Three Years in the Making
- Guardian: Arab Protesters Tire of the Men Who Would Be King
- Crossing the Threshold
- Media Conference Call: Lebanon Approaches the Tipping Point (Audio)
- The Great Invention Race
- The Daily Beast: A Manifesto for Change in Egypt
- FP: Getting Real about Democratic Reform in the Arab World
- FP: Will the Arab Revolutions Spread?
| Media Conference Call: Egypt's Political Instability Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:44 PM PST As anti-government protests continue in Egypt, listen to CFR fellows Steven Cook (who returned yesterday from Cairo) and Robert Danin (former head, Office of the Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, in Jerusalem) discuss political implications of the unrest for the region. |
| Issue Guide: Arab World Protests Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:37 PM PST This issue guide provides a range of background and analysis on the protests in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST Joel D. Hirst says recent uprisings in the Arab world present a mixed blessing for the United States and its efforts toward democracy promotion. |
| The Arab World's 'Unprecedented' Protests Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:42 AM PST The level of public anger against homegrown problems in Egypt and other Arab countries is something new, and it pushes the Obama administration back in the direction of the Bush-era "freedom agenda," says CFR's Robert Danin. |
| The Daily Beast: Egypt Protests Shows American Foreign Policy Folly Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:39 PM PST While popular protests erupt across the Middle East, America stands on the sidelines. Stephen Kinzer writes in the Daily Beast on why the U.S. should abandon its self-defeating foreign policy in the region. |
| FT: Be Careful What You Wish For in Arab World Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:02 PM PST Anthony Cordesman argues in the Financial Times that the very failures that have suddenly unleashed such passion have left much of the Arab world without the kind of political parties and leaders that can work together and bridge sectarian and tribal differences. The US and Europe need to focus on helping them meet these challenges. |
| The World Next Week: January 27, 2011 Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:12 PM PST A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lebanon Approaches Tipping Point Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST
Speaker: Mohamad Bazzi, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Presider: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org Listen to CFR fellow Mohamad Bazzi discuss the history of and the current sitation in Lebanon with Bernard Gwertzman.
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| LA Times: Tunisia's Uprising Was Three Years in the Making Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST This Los Angeles Times article by Borzou Daragahi states that the Tunisian Revolution was the culmination of tensions between the haves and have-nots in a nation where a brutal regime treated the people like serfs. |
| Guardian: Arab Protesters Tire of the Men Who Would Be King Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:04 AM PST The Guardian's Simon Tisdall outlines the impact of the Tunisian revolution on the political dynasties of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, and Syria. |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:06 AM PST Steven A. Cook comments on what the protests in Egypt can achieve. |
| Media Conference Call: Lebanon Approaches the Tipping Point (Audio) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:52 AM PST Listen to CFR fellow Mohamad Bazzi discuss the history of and the current sitation in Lebanon with Bernard Gwertzman. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST Adam Segal says that no matter what, China and India will train more scientists and engineers than the United States, but the United States has the best environment for ideas to grow. |
| The Daily Beast: A Manifesto for Change in Egypt Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:19 PM PST On the eve of Mohamed ElBaradei's return, the former U.N. official who is the Mubarak regime's most high-profile opponent shared his thoughts on the young people who've taken to the streets, political Islam, and the role of the United States. |
| FP: Getting Real about Democratic Reform in the Arab World Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST Daniel Brumberg argues in Foreign Policy that by calling for the very downfall of discredited rulers, Arab protestors have provided the U.S. the leverage our policy makers say is missing. There has never been a better moment to make clear to the region's ruling elites that standing between them and the marchers is a workable alternative, one that is far better than the abyss of a violent clamp down. |
| FP: Will the Arab Revolutions Spread? Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:36 AM PST In this Foreign Policy article, Marc Lynch writes that Tunisia has manifestly inspired people across the region and galvanized their willingness to take risks to push for change. The Tunisian example has offered the possibility of success, and models for sustained action by a decentralized network, after a long and dispiriting period of authoritarian retrenchment. |
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