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February 19, 2015

Malaysia
Can Malaysia’s Opposition Survive Anwar’s Jail Term?

Last week, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced to jail for the second time in his life on charges of sodomy. Anwar’s jail term was set by Malaysia’s highest court at five years, a…

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a rally on the eve of the verdict in his final appeal against a conviction for sodomy in Kuala Lumpur, February 9, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (MALAYSIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

April 26, 2013

Egypt
Weekend Reading: No Egypt Independent

The complete final issue of Egypt Independent, which was not allowed to go to print. Sarah Carr takes down Al Masry Al Youm chairman and director, Abdel Monem Said Aly. Alaa Abd El Fattah provides …

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September 30, 2014

Energy and Climate Policy
U.S. Energy Exports

Calls for lifting U.S. controls on energy exports are mounting as production nears a forty-five-year high.

An oil rig in North Dakota.

May 20, 2013

Iran
Rafsanjani: "Moderate" or Terrorist?

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has now declared his candidacy for president of Iran, and many Western media accounts suggest that he is the kind of “moderate” who could radically change Iran’s conduct …

March 3, 2011

United States
The Blame Game

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia (Larry Downing/Courtesy Reuters) The blame game.  It’s an old inside the Beltway tradition that too often spills into the 24 hour news …

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia (Larry Downing/Courtesy Reuters)