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The Role of Foreign Policy and Women in Iran’s Elections

At CFR, Bernard Gwertzman interviews Iran expert, Farideh Farhi on the upcoming presidential elections. Farhi argues that foreign policy has crept its way into the presidential debate in an election

The Facebook Revolution

The Iranian government recently unblocked Facebook

Supporting the Opposition, in All its Forms

At the Guardian, Sara Khorshid argues that “by favoring liberals, America is marginalizing the majority within the Egyptian opposition;” and this ultimately leads to strengthening anti-U.S. sentiment. She cautions against

Clinton Promises Dialogue with Egypt on Democracy

Before her meeting with a group of Egyptian democracy activists, Secretary Clinton was asked by a reporter about Egypt’s progress on human rights and democracy. Although she avoided addressing that

Taking Sides in Lebanon’s Election

When Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon last week in the run-up to its parliamentary election, he said.

Silencing Dissent in Israel?

According to the Economist, the bill outlawing Nakba demonstrations is unlikely to make it onto Israel’s statute book.

The Global Engagement Directive

Marc Lynch discusses the recent move by the Obama administration to create a desk at the National Security Council for “global engagement”

Reform Comes to Libya?

At Foreign Policy, Sarah Leah Whitson discusses how Libya is experiencing its own Arab Spring of sorts, arguing that

A Focus on Abbas

Jackson Diehl, in The Washington Post, discusses the current strategy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, which he believes is centered around waiting. According to Diehl,

Winning the War, then Keeping the Peace

The Economist tells Pakistan that in regards to the offensive with the Taliban “after the battle, prove you’re a state.”