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Beyond Cairo: Prospects for change in the Middle East

This article was first published in The Hill on February 16, 2011. After weeks of excitement and surprise, it is time to

February 16, 2011
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Handling Indo-Pak logjam, Punjab CMs on both sides must initiate thaw

  There is no better place than Wagah to look for evidence of how badly India-Pakistan relations have eroded. Wagah is the

February 16, 2011
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Expeditionary Diplomacy Could Save Lives in Sudan

On February 7th, Southern Sudan’s Referendum Commission officially announced that 99% of Southerners voted for secession. The international community has made extraordinary

February 15, 2011
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More Sign of Warming, but United Nations Climate Change Negotiations Still Cold

By Syed Iqbal Hasnain – The world seems to have taken a step backward in combating climate change in the past year,

February 10, 2011
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Political Islamist Movements: The Case of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Don’t leave your brothers alone in the square (photo)   Diaa Rashwan, an expert at the al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic

February 9, 2011
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Governance And Scarcity: The Example Of The Guaraní Aquifer

With water scarcity one of the biggest looming challenges of the 21st century, freshwater management will be crucial in coming years. Nations

February 5, 2011
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Why Egypt Shut Down the Internet

We have seen this story before: an authoritarian regime is challenged by its youthful population. TV stations are shut down, border security

February 3, 2011
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Geography Matters – Stimson’s Regional Security Programs

By Ellen Laipson and Michael Krepon:  We are reflecting on our first quarter century in this series of essays; in this installment

February 3, 2011
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Beyond the Iran Deal: Imagining the Regional Security Implications

By Ellen Laipson:    The likely achievement this year of a decade-plus containment of Iran’s nuclear activities has broad and largely positive

February 3, 2011
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Iran’s Response To Drugs From Afghanistan

By Andrew Houk – Lying between Afghanistan and its major drug markets to the West, Iran has become a key player in

January 29, 2011
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Alan Romberg on Hu Jintao’s US Visit

By Alan D. Romberg – Distinguished Fellow Alan Romberg discusses President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States and its implications for

January 22, 2011
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Five Myths About Defense Spending

This article originally appeared in the Washington Post’s Outlook section on Sunday, 16 January. By Dr. Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman –

January 18, 2011