Precipitants Are Not Preconditions
By Joseph Young Some pundits, politicians, and others who prefer sound bites like narratives that rest on a…
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Spoiler Alert
By Andrew Kydd To Western eyes, the short film that has caused a new wave of violence in…
It's All Been Said Before
By Will H. Moore I leave to the reader, as an exercise, completion of this list… 1929 All Quiet…
Bad Options for Syria
By Dan Byman One of the joys of being an academic and a think tanker is that you…
"Doable" Options in Syria
Guest Post by Matthew Krain In the face of a systematic campaign of atrocities against Syrian citizens, challenging the…
Will the Middle East and North Africa Democratize? Part II
By Erica Chenoweth Following up on Part I from last week, two things. First, check out Page Fortna’s…
Will the Arab Spring Democratize the Mideast? (Or, We Didn’t Say It Wouldn’t)
By Page Fortna I’m tickled pink to have my research with Reyko Huang discussed by Erica Chenoweth in…
The Coup Was The Revolution
By Will H. Moore A quick tour of stories covering the recent national elections in Egypt reveals a couple…
Will the Middle East and North Africa Democratize? Part I
By Erica Chenoweth Dictators have fallen in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. The Syrian regime is against the…