The reality of the ‘Arab Spring’ spoils mood of world leaders
Europe has role to play in Arab Spring
Egyptian President: US Not Our Ally
A President’s Support of Stolen Asset Recovery and the Fight Against Impunity
Things that go bump in the road
Old definitions fail to capture Arab Spring complexities
VOA’s Middle East Voices Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
Power Line (blog)
In his interview on Sixty Minutes, President Obama was asked whether recent events in the Middle East have given him any pause about his support for the governments that came to power following the Arab Spring. Obama began his response by saying that …
The reality of the ‘Arab Spring’ spoils mood of world leaders
GOPUSA
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Democratic uprisings across the Arab world and the Palestinians’ bid for U.N. membership sparked excitement and hope at last year’s meeting of world leaders. But with war raging in Syria, the Palestinian application sidelined, and …
Europe has role to play in Arab Spring
CNN (blog)
So much for the Arab Spring, we are told, when the heirs to the toppled autocrats turn out to be anti-Western Islamists. So much for the chances of Arab democracy, when the right to freedom of expression is so little respected. Time to stop apologizing .
Egyptian President: US Not Our Ally
The New American
After nearly two years of support from the Obama administration for the “Arab Spring” movement that Islamists used to gain power, the new president of Egypt is rewarding his American ally with the retort: “You’re not an ally — you’re a friend.” A
A President’s Support of Stolen Asset Recovery and the Fight Against Impunity
Huffington Post
In his address to the inaugural meeting of the Arab Forum on Asset Recovery in Doha, President Barack Obama conveyed American support for international anti-corruption and stolen asset recovery efforts in the so-called “Arab Spring” countries. It was …
Things that go bump in the road
Human Events
Asked about his support for “the governments that have come to power since the Arab Spring,” Obama replied, “Well, I’d said even at the time that this is going to be a rocky path. The question presumes that somehow we could have stopped this wave of ..
Old definitions fail to capture Arab Spring complexities
The National
Structural arguments have been convenient frameworks for understanding many aspects of Middle East politics and history, but they don’t work as interpretations for theArab Spring. Neo-Ottomanism, neoliberalism, Zionism, neo-imperialism, neo …
VOA’s Middle East Voices Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
Voice of America (blog)
Middle East Voices won a 2012 Online News Association award for “Topical Reporting, Large Site,” for its reporting on the Arab Spring. The ONA made the announcement on Saturday at its annual conference in San Francisco. VOA’s Chief of English for the ..
