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December 12, 2014

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Spider-Man, Ottomania, and Iraq’s Militias

Browse through Hossam Atef’s photo gallery, the photographer known as Antikka who recently made headlines with his latest project, “SpiderMan At Egypt.” Pinar Tremblay investigates the discriminator…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

January 27, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Icon Disillusioned with Ruling Party Leadership

On January 24, in London, UK Prime Minister David Cameron honored Nelson Mandela’s three surviving co-defendants at the 1964 Rivonia trial. They were Denis Goldberg, Ahmad Kathrada, and Andrew Mlange…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

March 31, 2015

Israel
Yemen and Gaza: Why the Different Reactions?

The Washington Post reported this today: An airstrike killed dozens of people Monday at a camp for displaced people in northern Yemen, in what appeared to be the single deadliest attack since a Saud…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

March 5, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Deepwater Oil Drilling Approvals Near Pre-Oil Spill Levels

In the past twelve months, the Obama administration issued sixty-one approvals (NYT) for drilling in depths beyond five-hundred feet, compared with sixty-seven in the twelve months before the Deepwat…

A Norwegian oil rig drilling in the Burin Sea off the shore of Canada (Ocean Rig CD/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

October 4, 2013

Iraq
Weekend Reading: Elections in the KRI, Civil War in Iraq?, and Mapping the Violence

Joel Wing, writing at the Musings on Iraq blog, discusses the significance of the recent electoral results in Iraqi Kurdistan. An article from Ya Libnan warns of worsening sectarian violence in Iraq…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates