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"Support Pluralism in Egypt's Transition: The U.S. Needs to Stay Engaged with All Key Political Actors", by Brian Katulis

Protests continued today in Egypt?two days after a festive atmosphere prevailed at the large demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square?marking the first anniversary of the protests that led to the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak’s government...

Will the Real Obama Middle East Strategy Please Stand Up?

I want to thank Foreign Policy.com and Marc for inviting me to post on my trip to the Gulf. While I was in Kuwait, a prominent American scholar on the Middle East mentioned that he thought Abu Aardvark was the best Middle East policy-oriented blog in business, and I wholeheartedly agree, and not just because Marc’s my friend...

Support the country, not the dictator

For decades, the United States has faced a fundamental national security dilemma: How does it address the threats posed by global terrorist networks without further entrenching dictators and antidemocratic governments? This challenge existed long before 9/11, and it remains one of the most difficult policy questions facing the United States today — one that defies partisan stripes and ideological divisions. ..

Democracy sidetracked again

Yesterday’s murder of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto brings U.S. policy on Pakistan back into the spotlight. Having just returned from Pakistan last week, I can’t say that this incident is a complete surprise. On the eve of next month’s parliamentary election, tensions among Pakistan’s political leaders were palpable as violence escalated...