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because of the war? The jury is still out" Kofi Annan — This week in The Economist — France triumphs in

Mussolini 91 years ago. ***** "It is easy to win the war, but how do you win the peace? Is Iraq better because of the war? The jury is still out" Kofi Annan — This week in The Economist — France triumphs in the desert, but faces a tougher time in the longer run — the magazine asks this question about the

regs who have been fighting against the central government for decades, as well as the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a jihadist militant group driven from Algeria in the 1990s with a long-standing tradition for this largely ungoverned desert area — where hostage-taking and ransoms, smuggling and drug- traffick

could have been avoided, had the United States come in early and decisively on the side of the Syrian rebels. Instead, Obama vainly looked to both Kofi Annan and Vladimir Putin to help end the war when he should have also been organizing an air campaign. That's what did the job in Bosnia, Kosovo and even

ebels. Instead, Obama vainly looked to both Kofi Annan and Vladimir Putin to help end the war when he s

bordinate clause some Egyptian liberals now turn it into. Democracy is precious precisely because it is fragile and unpredictable. The West — after Algeria and Gaza and decades of the hypocrisy that condoned the likes of Assad — must back Morsi to be better than Friday's violence suggested. On the con

yria: Intense diplomatic maneuvering over the past few weeks has had little impact on the continuing violence in Syria. UN-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on July 9. The focus is now on promoting dialogue between the regime and opposition groups. Ru

ence in Syria. UN-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Dama

ll extremely unstable as militias continue to carry out attacks and arms are still being trafficked from Libya to neighboring countries. Trends: In Algeria, more than a month after legislative elections were held, President Abdulazziz Bouteflika has yet to name a new Prime Minister. It is unclear whethe

united message from the international community. The non- binding statement endorsed the six-point plan put forward by UN-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan to end the violence. The Council expressed its full support of his efforts which call for secure access to humanitarian agencies, the release of det

put forward by UN-Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan to end the violence. The Council expressed its fu

ly through close quarters combat (small units engaged at very short range), the more likely defections from the government will increase. Trends in Algeria, Iraq and Yemen: Upcoming elections in Algeria bear watching, as Islamic movements in Algeria have learned much from the Moroccan experience. Iraq c