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ntry (though the protests had more in common with Brazil's recent unrest or the revolt in Paris in 1968 than with the popular movements in Egypt or Tunisia). What characterizes Turks today is not so much pride and hope in their country's expanding influence as fear of its disintegration. The Kurdish p

ional Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Anicic 3. Foreign Policy Can Obama deliver on Israel and Iran -- or is he overreaching? Aaron David Miller October 24, 2013 -- When it comes to the Middl

me, the focus was economic. Bread took priority over freedom, the conservatives argued. But, surprisingly, when revolution did break out, it was in Tunisia and Egypt, which were better off than many other countries, according to all known economic growth indexes. It is not true that, in Egypt at least,

d only a minority of seats in Parliament, had effectively been left powerless. Will the rest of Egypt's protesters end up in the same predicament? Anicic 3. The Washington Post EFTA00647761 Syrian cease-fire violations deepen gloom over options for ousting Assad Joby Warrick May 6 -- Western hope

lawite regime in Damascus would be followed by the ascent of a Sunni Islamist government, extending into a volatile region a trend set in Egypt and Tunisia. In those countries, Brotherhood-affiliated parties won the largest number of parliamentary seats in post-revolution elections. Brotherhood leaders

the Muslim Brotherhood will become the biggest political power in Syria after the departure of the Assad regime. And I will be the biggest loser." Anicic 3. Syria Comment EFTA00630295 The Hamas-Syrian SW, a Dilemma for Iran's Palestinian Strategy Mohammad Ataie May 13, 2012 -- Since the advent of

turned protests into uprisings. The Islamists have worked hard to reassure Morocco's long-entrenched elite that they can be trusted. "In Egypt and Tunisia the army defends democracy," says a dutiful Mr Benkirane. "In Morocco it's the king." His party has muted its anti-secular rhetoric, to the joy of

y international inspectors. If Iraq taught us nothing else, it should have taught us this: Before you deploy the troops, deploy the fact-checkers. Anicic 3. The Wall Street Journal EFTA00660532 Russia's Stake in Syria and Iran Mclik Kavlan 18, 2012 -- Now that Vladimir Putin has allowed the Russian

s issue, but it hasn't been so far. Largely lost sight of are the facts that there EFTA00684008 has been some progress in the Muslim world. Iraq, Tunisia, and Libya may be better off than they were before their upheavals. Morocco, Jordan, Turkey, the Emirates, and even in an odd way, Saudi Arabia, so

ng for the Muslim world even to achieve our unsatisfactory levels of responsible public policy could be a very protracted and frustrating process. Anicic 3. NYT America's Last Task in Kabul Vali R. Nasr April 18, 2014 -- Until now, fighting the Afghan war has been an American project, and Americans

yed by former President Hosni Mubarak — to stop the flames from spreading directly to the Egyptian street. Moreover, with the rise of Islamists in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria, Israelis and Palestinians have a greater incentive than ever to create an alternative model in the West Bank — a Singapore

ey are only now emerging, and so there's a great desire among them for acceptance and legitimacy as players on the international political scene." Anicic 3. The Christian Science Monitor Israel is not the Obama. Iran John Bolton April 3, 2012 -- The Obama administration appears to be conducting an o

promotion strategy on the cheap. Others pointed to the role of Al Jazeera in focusing attention on the uprisings; its coverage of the revolution in Tunisia, it is argued, helped to "seed" the Arab Spring in other countries of the region. A proximate cause, to be sure -- but it is also important to keep

est and a frequent foreign policy commentator in both the print and broadcast media. He is currently on the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College. Anicic 3. Hiirriyet Daily News Turkey's longest war Mustafa Akyol August/25/2012 -- The longer the conflict between the Turkish government and the outlaw