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Can Tahrir Square Come to Tel Aviv? (Arab Awakening, War and Peace, World)

Israel must forge a new Palestinian and regional strategy in response to the Arab Awakening.

Daniel Levy
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Saudi Arabia's Regional Reaction (Arab Awakening, World)

The royals have spared no expense in crushing or minimizing the impact of the revolutions.

Toby C. Jones
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Clampdown in Bahrain (Arab Awakening, World)

When protesters called for a republic, the US position changed, allowing a Saudi invasion.

Scheherezade Faramarzi
Washington's Weak Response to the Arab Awakening (Arab Awakening, Foreign Policy)

The United States has alienated both allied regimes and their opposition movements.

Robert Dreyfuss
Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable For a Long Time (Arab Awakening, World)

Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama's foreign policy in the region?

MSNBC
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (Arab Awakening, World)

Within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, tension between the group's younger and older generations is growing.

The Nation

Blogs

Wanted: US-Russia Deal on Syria
Robert Dreyfuss

It’s a tough one, but it ought to John Kerry’s top priority.

April 24, 2013
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Report on Army Killings Will Pressure Egypt's Government to Prosecute
Nation in the News

The allegations of army violence during the 2011 uprising come from a committee appointed by the president, but a new constitution may yet undermine justice.

April 11, 2013
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Forgotten Bahraini Uprising Flares Up
Nation in the News

Thousands turned out for the funeral of a teenager killed by the police last week, further fueling unrest.

February 21, 2013
Israel Joins the Sunni-Led Anti-Assad Coalition
Robert Dreyfuss

The airstrike on a convoy in Syria signals Israel will back the rebels, who may not even want its help.

January 31, 2013
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt
Nation in the News

Protesters again are demanding bread, freedom and social justice under new president Mohamed Morsi.

January 25, 2013
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Tensions Rise in Egypt Ahead of Referendum
Nation in the News

Protesters are starting to call for Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi to step down.

December 12, 2012
Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable for a Long Time
Nation in the News

Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama’s foreign policy in the region?

August 24, 2011
Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya
The Notion

Some Republican presidential candidates are pretending Qaddafi's ouster isn't happening. Others are pretending Obama had nothing to do with it. And then there's Mitt Romney. 

August 24, 2011
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Graham Usher on Tunisia's Other Revolution

With promised reforms still not materializing, protests from Islamists, Leftists and others are demanding a redistribution of wealth in the economically stratified country.

August 20, 2011
Egypt's Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process

Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain the revolutionary momentum moving forward.

August 20, 2011