Real Iran splits and the myth of division

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka

Cairo Looks to Islamabad

[caption id="attachment_55232658" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supports of Mohammed Morsi hold his portrait aloft[/caption]Five days have passed since Egypt held their run-off for the presidency…

Andrew Bowen

Gulf Ambition

[caption id="attachment_55232583" align="aligncenter" width="620"] French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L) speaks with Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al…

Christian Koch

A Kuwait Vision

[caption id="attachment_55232449" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Kuwait City, home to thousands of ex-patriates"][/caption]Referencing a quote from Gorky in his seminal work on the Russian…

David Roberts

Living in the G-Zero

[caption id="attachment_55232461" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="G-8 leaders chat at a summit in 2010, but are such gatherings increasingly irrelevant?"][/caption]The future of the…

Andrew Bowen

A 'Hung Democracy' in Libya

[caption id="attachment_55232429" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Widespread celebrations marked the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, and the transitional council were quick to announce elections"][…

Larbi Sadiki

A Tale of Two Summits

[caption id="attachment_55232413" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A boy flashes a V-sign as demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in Darra…

Andrew Bowen

The Middle East in a G-Zero World

[caption id="attachment_55232390" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Ian Bremmer (photo © Jason Alden)"][/caption] Ian Bremmer is the founder and President of the Eurasia Group, a leading…

Andrew Bowen

A Gordian Knot in Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55232365" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A young Egyptian holds a banner protesting against the influence of the old regime"][/caption] It was a good verdict for…

Stephen Glain