Columns/Opinions

It does appear that the Arab Spring has bypassed the Arab monarchies. All the predictions of turmoil, upheaval, and catastrophe in Jordan have been proven wrong. With aplomb, King Abdullah saved the country from the worst aspects of the Arab spring. Jordan’s King Abdullah II hails from the Hashemite Kingdom, and is a 43rd descendent of the prophet Muhammad. Therefore, …

In a recent Slate article, Anne Applebaum makes the case that Egypt’s presumptive president-to-be ‘Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi should look to India, Brazil or South Africa, rather than the United States or other industrialized states, for examples of how to “do” democracy. She rightly notes that Sisi’s argument that Egypt isn’t ready for democracy is an old standby for authoritarian regimes. …

BY Nehad Ismail Can we trust the smiling Rouhani over Iran’s nuclear intentions? The Iranian Opposition exposes the regime’s duplicity, writes Nehad Ismail In 2006 the Iranian leadership announced the successful enrichment of uranium. The International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) put the issue of Iran’s nuclear program before the UN Security Council. The UN Security Council passed several resolutions urging …

One wonders how much further the United States will allow itself to be dragged down into the deepening abyss that is today’s Egypt. Those in the Obama administration and Congress who favor continued U.S. military aid to the dictatorship in Cairo insist that although such aid may run counter to American ideals, it does serve American interests. I would argue …