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January 12, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
"Je Suis Charlie" and Northern Nigeria

In the aftermath of the January 7 Islamist terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a separate but apparently related January 9 attack on a Jewish supermarket, both in Paris, over…

Boko Haram Red Cross Relief
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 16, 2014

United States
This Week: Syria’s Friends, Libya’s Military, and Iran’s Negotiations

Significant Developments Syria. The Friends of Syria group met in London yesterday and issued a communique that denounced Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s plan to hold elections on June 3 and agre…

UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi pauses during a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva January 27, 2014 (Balibouse/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

January 31, 2013

Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Israel Strikes Syria, Egypt Seeks Unity, and Iran Upgrades Enrichment

Significant Developments Syria. Israel reportedly conducted an airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday for the first time since 2007, igniting protests from the Assad regime as well as Syria’s allies Ir…

A protester opposing Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi holds a homemade gun during clashes with riot police, along Qasr Al Nil bridge in Cairo on January 27, 2013 (Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

December 13, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt’s Contentious Vote and Syria’s Fraying Grip

Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. The National Salvation Front, Egypt’s newly formed opposition group headed by prominent figures Mohammed El Baradei, Hamdeen Sabahi, and Amre Moussa, urge…

An Egyptian votes on the new Egyptian constitution at the Egyptian embassy in Amman on December 12, 2012 (Jarekji/Courtesy Reuters)..
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

November 30, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt Boils, Palestine Upgrades, and Syria’s Opposition Gains

Significant Middle East Developments Egypt. Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Cairo’s Tahrir Square today to demonstrate against Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the draft constitution…

Anti-Morsi protester chains his hands during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo on November 30, 2012 (Waguih/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters