Syria: The Need for Negotiated Peace Efforts
Many recent events have slowed Washington’s rush to war against Syria. The time gained must be used wisely to create a renewed negotiated peace effort.
West Asia
On Egypt’s Class Struggle: Rabias of the World Unite
The rosy image of a peaceful revolution guided by its military to achieve a better tomorrow is over: the masks have all been lifted and the reality is much uglier than previously thought. Egypt's real struggle for freedom and political definition is just starting.
The Arab Turmoil: Where Do We Stand?
Seasons come and go, yet Arab countries are in ongoing turmoil. They called it an ‘Arab Spring’, but even if that ‘spring’ had ever existed in the shape and form that the media portrayed it to be, it never really lasted. It has now morphed into something far more complex.
ElBaradei’s Democracy: How Egypt’s ‘Revolution’ Betrayed Itself
“The revolution is dead. Long live the revolution,” wrote Eric Walberg, a Middle East political expert and author, shortly after the Egyptian military overthrew the country’s democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi on July 3. But more accurately, the revolution was killed in an agonizingly slow death, and the murders were too many to count.
Egypt: A New Road Map to Where?
Forty eight hours prior to moving in to take power in Egypt, the military led by General Abdel Khalil al-Sissi had given an ultimatum to President Mohamed Morsi to transform the government to meet “the will of the people” or the military would take power and impose its own “road map”.
Portraits of an Uprising: Photo Essay From the Streets of Turkey
What started as a peaceful protest to protect an urban park from being demolished, has led to a persistent ongoing movement in Istanbul’s Gezi Park and Taksim Square against an increasingly authoritarian government. As the mainstream media tells the sensational highlights, it is important to remember the human element of a conflict.