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EGYPT: Transition should put mechanisms and measures before personalities
Babylon & BeyondEditor's note: Analysts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are included among contributors to Babylon & Beyond. Carnegie is renowned for its political, economic and social analysis of the Middle East. The views represented are the author'... -
TURKEY: Ahead of critical 2011 elections, Erdogan retains strong position
Babylon & BeyondAs Turkey heads toward national elections next year, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) finds itself in a strong position. A major test for the AKP and opposition parties was the referendum in September â the results constituted a...... -
EGYPT: In the aftermath of flawed elections, a crisis of legitimacy
Babylon & BeyondThe first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt left many election observers frustrated. The frustration comes from numerous media and domestic-monitoring reports that documented election violations, including an organized intervention for ruling... -
TUNISIA: Dependence on Europe fuels unemployment crisis and protests
Babylon & BeyondThe recent suicide of an unemployed 24-year-old man in Tunisia -- who electrocuted himself by touching a high-voltage electrical pole after shouting "no for misery, no for unemployment" â and the ensuing unrest are signs of the frustration and despair..... -
LIBYA: Political power struggle amid rumors of Kadafi family feud
Babylon & BeyondRecent developments in Libya suggest the political power struggle between moderates and the country's conservative old guard is back in full swing -- a spat some speculators trace to a rift in the inner circle of leader Moammar Kadafi's family....... -
ALGERIA: Oil revenues will not prevent social upheaval, says analyst
Babylon & Beyond[Editor's note: Analysts of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are included among contributors to Babylon & Beyond. Carnegie is renowned for its political, economic and social analysis of the Middle East. The views represented are the author's... -
LEBANON: Scholar angry at NATO after invitation to speak
Babylon & BeyondLebanese academic Amal Saad-Ghorayeb has accused the NATO Defense College of tacitly encouraging her to break her nation's laws by inviting her to speak at a course where Israeli military personnel might be in attendance. Saad-Ghorayeb (at right) has... -
EGYPT: Activist Ayman Nour blasts authorities for travel ban
Babylon & BeyondOpposition leader Ayman Nour has attacked the ruling regime after he was barred from traveling to the United States, where he was invited to speak about Egypt's political climate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Nour and...... -
LEBANON: New government greeted mostly with pessimism and a dash of hope
Babylon & BeyondEven while the Lebanese press and many analysts welcomed the new Cabinet and national unity government in Tuesday's papers, many harbored doubts over whether Prime Minister Saad Hariri will be able to bridge the deep divisions between his coalition and...... -
IRAN: Is Obama administration dissing the 'green' opposition movement?
Babylon & BeyondAs the United States attempts to grapple with Iran over its nuclear program, some worry that it will sacrifice the Islamic Republic's grass-roots opposition movement. Karim Sadjadpour is an Iran analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in... -
IRAN: Intelligence Ministry blacklists Yale and dozens of other Western institutions
Babylon & BeyondYale University is among 60 "subversive" international organizations stirring up Iran's political discord as part of a plot backed by the United States, Britain and Israel to undermine the Islamic Republic, Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security... -
Sham in Iran
Today's topic: Was the Iran presidential election truly fraudulent, or is there any way incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could have won by a 2-1 margin?
Why would the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, show his hand like this? Point: Matthew Duss
I think...Tags: BBC, Ali Khamenei, Death, Politics, Barack Obama
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