The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and the Baath Party. Nokalaos van Dam I.B. Taurus 2011 This book, now in its…

[escenic_image id="55225919"]It takes just a few days of reading the local press to see why many ordinary Saudis are frustrated with their court…

[escenic_image id="55220965"]What do a clandestine fiber-optic communications network in Beirut, Najaf’s Shamsah Travel and Tourism Agency, and a…

[escenic_image id="55220880"]Amin Matalqa is an Arab-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His last feature film, Captain Abu Raed, set in Jordan,…

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[caption id="attachment_55227709" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A pro-government rally in Damascus"][/caption] Less than a year ago, when…

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Failing Oversight: Iraq’s Unchecked Government International Crisis Group Middle East Report N°113, 26 September 2011 Since 2008, the Iraqi…

[inset_right]State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire Stephen Glain Crown Trade 2011[/inset_right]Stephen Glain is an American…