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Egypt's Revolution: Resources Edition
Mike Luckovich, perhaps the nation’s best political cartoonist, is concerned about oil prices given recent events in Egypt and Tunisia. He’s not the only one – as I’m typing t...
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Abu Muqawama at THE Ohio State University
If you are at all able, come harass me at Ohio State's Mershon Center for International Security Studies tomorrow. I will be there to eat humble pie and congratulate the Big T...
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From Tahrir to Tiananmen
For the first time in memory, places like Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen are starting to understand what Thomas Jefferson meant when he wrote that "when the people fear their gover...
By Abraham M. Denmark
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Marc Lynch On The Situation In Egypt
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...
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Video - Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security
A discussion of the CNAS report Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security with authors Dr. David Asher, Dr. Patrick Cronin and Victor Comras. In rece...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Thought for the Day: Egypt vs. Pakistan
One of the things that has come up in several conversations today has been the professionalism of the Egyptian military. It is worth noting, too, that even though the United S...
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Two Book-length Alternatives to the Nonsense
The continued willingness of pundits with no previous experience in or expertise on Egypt to opine about what is taking place there continues to impress. As CNN's Ben Wedeman ...
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Yemen After Saleh
I know you are all focused on Egypt at the moment, and for good reason, but I asked Dana Stuster, another intern here at CNAS with some experience in the Middle East, to write...
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The Freshman Class of the 112th Congress: The Climate Divide
The new class on the Hill has been less vocal on their climate policies than they have about energy. It is clear that the new Members do not view climate change to be a very i...
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Mubarak and Me
I grew up in Egypt and Hosni Mubarak was my uncle. To be honest, I think he was an uncle, father or grandfather to the 66 percent of Egyptians who are under 30. In fact, even ...
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This Weekend’s News: Water in Iraq Could Be Exacerbating Ethnic Grievances
Like many, my attention was fixed on the Middle East this weekend as I watched events in Egypt unfold, with demonstrations, it would seem, becoming more intense as the days pa...
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Democracy Good For U.S.?
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Egypt: A Humble Request
Hey, I'm not trying to get all Edward Said on the readership here, but I do have one small request: can we all agree to stop using European historical analogies to describe wh...
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An Open Letter to the Egyptian People
Dear Umm al-Dunya,On behalf of the American people, I want to congratulate you all for thrilling the world these past few days with an inspired display of people power. We Ame...
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Egypt: People Who Might Actually Know What The %$#@ They're Talking About (Updated)
I was home in Tennessee for a brief 24 hours and woke up yesterday morning to MSNBC's "Morning Joe," which Mama Muqawama likes to watch before work. Nothing against the people...
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The Freshman Class of the 112th Congress: Mapping Their Energy Resumes
The new members of Congress came to office this month with a diverse set of resumes. There are the usual lawyers, the MDs, an NFL star and even a former cast member of the Rea...
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A Word About Last Night's State of the Union Address UPDATED
Last night, President Obama said the following: Our troops come from every corner of this country -– they’re black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American. They are Christia...
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When Journalism Matters
Perhaps unsurprising for someone who grew up working in a newspaper, I spend a lot of time analyzing journalism and often criticize journalists. So I need to highlight when jo...
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Lebanon: Why Does It Matter?
As many of this blog's readers know, I am not inclined to think tiny Lebanon really matters all that much in terms of U.S. interests. As much as I personally love the country ...
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Initial SOTU Reactions
I spent much of my day today focused on the New York Times article about a new RAND report (pdf) saying that DOD derives pretty much no utility from alternative fuels. I think...