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nal rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The ques

/2016/07/02/opinionfin-venezuelalpolitical.prisoners-as-pawns.html. 3. Albaraa Abdullah, 'Egypt Fills Its Prisons, But Don't Worry, It'll Make More,' Al-Monitor, February 3, 2016, I-dixt/www al•monitoc rnm/mdsetnriginaIeJ2016/02/agyot-ardhnritias•nrisnn•frees-speech-sisi Iwol. 4. 'Bahrain: in Annual Report

ranged from indifference to accommodation. The Saudis see Iran trying to encircle them with its Quds Force active in Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and their own eastern province. The Saudis see an Iranian effort to shift the balance of forces in the region dramatically in Tehran's favor, wheth

onal Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen

region, made clear that there were limits to what the United States would do to nurture democracy, whether there, or in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia or Yemen. The president's goal, said Ms. Rice, who discussed the review for the first time in an interview last week, is to avoid having events in the Middl

NYT Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast Mark Landler Article 2. Foreign Policy Assad's War of Starvation John F. Kerry Article 3. Al-Monitor Rift Between Cairo And Washington Deepens Joshua Haber Article 4. The Washington Post Can the military learn from its mistakes? Thomas E. Ricks

ulate in Benghazi. It is difficult to imagine how a settlement freeze on the West Bank would stabilize Libya. 8. The proliferation, from Somalia to Yemen to Syria to Pakistan, of al- Qaeda-affiliated and -inspired groups. Settlements have not "contributed significantly" to persistent al-Qaeda activity

It's Time to Build an Arsenal of Awe Lloyd Green Article 3. Washington Post Ousting Assad may be only the beginning David Ignatius Article 4. Al-Monitor Allen mission key to Israeli-Palestinian security talks Geoffrey Aronson Article 5. Bloomberg Middle East Mess Isn't About Settlements Jeffrey

floor. At least the way the Times tells it, there is nothing here about a plan to deal with the terror threat. Will there be more drone strikes in Yemen or fewer? What will we do to mend fences with the Saudis? There's also a tension between the top two objectives. The tougher the US is on Iran, the

nian DNA Ataollah Mohajerani Article 4. The National Interest How to Handle Russia Denis Corboy, William Courtney, Kenneth Yalowitz Article 5. Al-Monitor Why Palestinians Should Not Recognize Israel as Jewish State Nabeel Kassis Article 6. The American Interest A New Grand Strategy in the Middle

e world and they need us. Fine, but relentlessly keep the pressure on them to improve their rule. Had we begun this process with Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in 1978 or with Mubarak in 1981, things could have been very different by 2011. But we didn't. TB: Egypt might be the test case. EFTA00683502 DP

bama's Iran policy is failing James Traub Article 3. The National An uneasy courtship as Iran and Egypt test the waters Alan Philps Article 4. Al-Monitor Hamas Weighs Options For Recognizing Israel Adnan Abu Amer Article 5. The Washington Post A demographic shift in the Muslim world David Ignatiu

easure." The administration recognizes the connection, in "blood and treasure," between the costly American interventions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere and the festering conflict between Israel and Palestine. Gen. James Mattis, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), acknowledged

nmasked Thomas E. Donilon Article 2. The National Interest Why Doesn't Europe Think Hezbollah Is a Terror Group? Benjamin Weinthal Article 3. Al-Monitor Kerry Puts Middle East First Geoffrey Aronson Article, 4 The National Interest Mr. Erdogan Goes to Shanghai Ariel Cohen Article 5. The Diplom

gional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The questi

2016/07/02/opinion/in-venezuela-political-prisoners-as-pawns.html. 3. Albaraa Abdullah, “Egypt Fills Its Prisons, But Don’t Worry, It'll Make More,” Al-Monitor, February 3, 2016, http://www.al-monitor. com/pulse/originals/2016/02/egypt-authorities-prison-free-speech-sisi.html. 4. “Bahrain,” in Annual Repor

Ahmadinejad embrace may not be a breakthrough, but it does show one thing: what was unthinkable a few years ago may one day be the norm. Article 4. Al-Monitor Hamas Weighs Options For Recognizing Israel Adnan Abu Amer February 8 -- Recently, a lot has been said — and a lot of denials have been issued — abo

the world and they need us. Fine, but relentlessly keep the pressure on them to improve their rule. Had we begun this process with Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in 1978 or with Mubarak in 1981, things could have been very different by 2011. But we didn’t. TB: Egypt might be the test case. DP: Well, it’s a b

i-Ahmadinejad embrace may not be a breakthrough, but it does show one thing: what was unthinkable a few years ago may one day be the norm. Article 4. Al-Monitor Hamas Weighs Options For Recognizing Israel Adnan Abu Amer February 8 - Recently, a lot has been said - and a lot of denials have been issued — about

the world and they need us. Fine, but relentlessly keep the pressure on them to improve their rule. Had we begun this process with Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in 1978 or with Mubarak in 1981, things could have been very different by 2011. But we didn't. TB: Egypt might be the test case. DP: Well, it's a bit