Epstein Secrets

m America depended to help protect its interests. They were constant, if not always agreeable, companions. Egypt's Mubarak, Jordan's King Hussein, Tunisia's Ben Ali, Yemen's Ali Saleh, Morocco's King Hassan II, Saudi Arabia's kings Fand and Abdullah. The PLO's Yasir Arafat rounded out the group photo.

that might help relieve Gaza's isolation. "A lot of these groups are now having to do this difficult dance and straddle these two constituencies," Shadi Hamid, research director at the Brookings Doha Center, said of Hamas and other Islamist organizations in the region. "That leads to considerable policy i

ists in government," Danin says. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party now controls roughly 45% of parliamentary seats. In Tunisia, recent elections propelled Islamists to the top. Carnegie's Ottaway says it is "inevitable" that the Muslim Brotherhood will become major players

ah II takes a risk in waiting. "If the Jordanian regime keeps dragging its feet on popular reforms, you will see more and more frustration," says Shadi Hamid of Brookings Doha Center in Qatar. "That's why it isn't as stable as you'd like to think." Article 3. Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia Is Arming the

amists in government," Danin says. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party now controls roughly 45% of parliamentary seats. In Tunisia, recent elections propelled Islamists to the top. Carnegie's Ottaway says it is "inevitable" that the Muslim Brotherhood will become major players

llah II takes a risk in waiting. "If the Jordanian regime keeps dragging its feet on popular reforms, you will see more and more frustration," says Shadi Hamid of Brookings Doha Center in Qatar. "That's why it isn't as stable as like to think." Artick 3. Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia Is Arming the Syrian