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October 31, 2005

Palestinian Territories
PFLP, DFLP, PFLP-GC, Palestinian leftists

This publication is now archived. What are the PFLP, the DFLP, and the PFLP-GC?Three far-left Palestinian nationalist groups that formed after the Six Day War of 1967 and pioneered terrorist strategi…

Backgrounder

February 19, 2013

Egypt
Voices From the Region: Egypt, Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Iran, Libya, and Yemen

“We do not talk about Morsi’s legitimacy, but rather about his credibility in dealing with the problems of the ordinary Egyptian citizen…We are against his policies, and just as he is legitimate, the…

Former Arab League chief Amre Moussa (Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

December 5, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Somali Prime Minister Merry-Go-Round

This is a guest post by Alex Dick-Godfrey, Assistant Director, Studies administration for the Council on Foreign Relations Studies Program. Recently, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud organized for th…

Somalia PM
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

January 4, 2013

Politics and Government
Weekend Reading: Turkish Justice, Great Expectations in Egypt, and Jordan’s Challenges

Markar Esayan says that Turkey’s democracy can only be consolidated if criminals of the past are held accountable, including officers of the Turkish Armed Forces. Ahmed Zewail avers that Islam is no…

Weekendreading01042013
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

September 6, 2013

Egypt
Voices From the Region: Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Bahrain

“Obama will strike for the people...The regime also are fighting for the people, and the opposition is fighting for the people. And the people are damned.” –Abdelkader, a municipal employee from Raqq…

A Free Syrian Army fighter watches U.S. President Barack Obama's speech with his family in Ghouta, Damascus August 31, 2013 (Abdullah/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters