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July 3, 2014
United States
This Week: Iraq and Syria’s Caliphate, Israel and Palestine’s Violence
Significant Developments Iraq. Saudi state news agency SPA announced today the deployment of 30,000 Saudi Arabian troops to the country’s border with Iraq. The move followed the reported removal of …
June 26, 2014
Egypt
Silence in Egypt
My research associate, Alex Brock, is in Cairo getting some well-deserved rest. I thought you would be interested in his thoughts on recent developments in Egypt. Enjoy. Cairo, Egypt—I waited, a…
November 14, 2011
United States
Syria: When Is Enough, Enough?
Arab foreign ministers attend an emergency meeting on Syria at the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo (Asmaa Waguih/Courtesy Reuters) On Saturday, the Arab League suspended Syria. No doubt this was …
July 29, 2013
China
The Return of Japan
When I was doing research in the mid-2000s for my first book, Charm Offensive, on how China was becoming more influential economically and diplomatically in Southeast Asia, I came into the project wo…
December 29, 2017
Rohingya
The Top Ten South Asia Stories of 2017
As 2017 comes to an end, it’s time to assess which stories from South Asia had the most impact. By this I mean which events or ongoing developments shaped a country or the South Asian region, or had …
