Regions / Middle East & North Africa

  • The Iranian Tsunami

    Column

    By Conn Hallinan, March 12, 2010

    The real discontent in Iran, reports columnist Conn Hallinan, is at the workplace.

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  • Obama Stumbles on Human Rights

    Commentary

    By Stephen Zunes, March 4, 2010

    The president couldn't answer a simple question about Israel and Egypt, which speaks volumes about U.S. human rights policy.

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  • Sliding Backwards on Iraq?

    Commentary

    By Raed Jarrar and Erik Leaver, March 2, 2010

    The military brass once again floats the idea of indefinite occupation in Iraq.

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  • Sunrise or Sunset for Iraq?

    Column

    By Frida Berrigan, February 25, 2010

    The Pentagon is now calling its operation in Iraq "New Dawn." But for Iraqis, as columnist Frida Berrigan points out, it just means same occupiers, different day.

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  • The Strange Case of Libya

    World Beat

    By John Feffer, February 16, 2010

    He's odd, unpredictable, and dictatorial. So, what can Muammar el-Gaddafi teach us about peace?

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  • Postcard From...Tripoli

    Commentary / Postcard From... Department

    By Sarah Leah Whitson, February 10, 2010

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    A press conference in Libya on human rights? It's only one of the astonishing changes happening in the country.

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  • Iran's Fateful Choice

    Commentary

    By Duran Parsi, February 9, 2010

    Protests in Iran. CC-licensed Wikimedia photo.

    Reformers and hardliners continue to face off in Iran. What can the United States do to encourage peaceful change?

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