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The United States & the Gulf: From a Marriage of Convenience to a Force for Good

MENASource
Sep 19, 2025

How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning

The Gulf monarchies have displayed strong unity at a time when rethinking twenty-first-century Gulf security is no longer optional.

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The United States & the Gulf: From a Marriage of Convenience to a Force for Good

MENASource
Sep 19, 2025

Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes

By
Rob Macaire

Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.

Economic Sanctions
Iran

The United States & the Gulf: From a Marriage of Convenience to a Force for Good

MENASource
Sep 17, 2025

In landmark Syria elections, women still face electoral hurdles

By
Marie Forestier 

As the indirect electoral process begins, Syrian officials could take several steps to increase women’s chances in this process.

Civil Society
Democratic Transitions

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MENASource

May 23, 2013

The United States & the Gulf: From a Marriage of Convenience to a Force for Good

By Richard LeBaron

The relationship between the United States and the Gulf is active, successful in security and economic terms, and has the potential for significant growth. In fact, US-Gulf ties are probably at the highest point in their history. However, it is a young relationship—barely fifty years old in most cases—and it is fragile. It is largely […]

MENASource

May 22, 2013

Morsi Government Resignations

By Nancy Messieh

President Mohamed Morsi began his four year term with seventeen political advisers and four aides. The seventeen advisers were described as being divided between seven ‘political liberals’ and ten advisers with ‘Islamist leanings.’ Among the seventeen advisers, two were women and two Christian.

MENASource

May 22, 2013

Top News: Militants Release Seven Egyptians Kidnapped in Sinai, Operations Continue

By Egypt Source

Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Morsi announced a new crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula.

MENASource

May 22, 2013

Yemen’s National Dialogue: Reshaping the Social Contract

By Danya Greenfield and Hazim Al-Eryani

With Yemen’s National Dialogue firmly underway and a recent presidential directive appointing new military commanders, it is an appropriate moment to assess how far Yemen has come in its transition and what remains ahead.

Yemen

MENASource

May 22, 2013

Remember That Historic Arab Spring Speech?

By Amy Hawthorne and Michele Dunne

"We have the chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator … America must use all our influence to encourage reform in the region … we need to speak honestly about the principles that we believe in, with friend and foe […]

MENASource

May 21, 2013

Delayed Justice

By Ragab Saad

Last October, in one of the most high profile cases involving protester deaths, the court acquitted all defendants accused of their involvement in the so-called “Battle of the Camels.” In the days that followed, the Muslim Brotherhood launched an attack on members of the judiciary associated with the former regime.

MENASource

May 21, 2013

Algeria: A Powder Keg Ready to Explode?

By Karim Mezran

Algeria may be teetering on the brink of a crisis, with the three pillars of the regime’s stability—its powerful military, abundant revenues from hydrocarbons, and the façade of a democratic political system—beginning to crumble. Despite the lack of attention in Western media, Algeria is undergoing what could be viewed as a pre-revolt stage, as the […]

MENASource

May 21, 2013

Top News: US Urges Egypt Government to Defend Political Speech

By Egypt Source

The Obama administration is calling on the Egyptian government to rein in prosecutions of political expression amid what it called a "growing trend" of efforts to punish and deter people from speaking their mind.

MENASource

May 20, 2013

The Morsi Government’s Faltering Steps / نحو مزيد من الخطوات المتعثرة

By Yussef Auf

In an effort to improve government performance, President Mohammed Morsi introduced a limited cabinet reshuffle, in which a number of ministers from Hisham Qandil’s government were replaced. Most striking among the replacements was the appointment of Judge Hatem Bagato as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, as well as the appointment of Judge Ahmed Suleiman as Minister […]

MENASource

May 20, 2013

Top News: Security Beefed Up in Egypt’s Sinai; Presidency to Talk on Kidnapped Soldiers Crisis

By Egypt Source

Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Egypt’s presidency to talk on kidnapped soldiers crisis Egypt’s presidency is to hold a press conference at […]

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