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Egypt’s referendum, reason for guarded optimism
By Jason Petrucci COLLEGE PARK, Maryland: On 19 March, Egyptian voters approved a…
Limitations of foreign intervention
By Gamal Soltan Revolutions in the modern age are never only a domestic…
The false promise of green jobs
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Political rhetoric has shifted away from the need to…
Microfinance matters, now and for the future
By Deepak Khanna Recent events in Egypt and across the Middle East and…
Talking to the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt
By David Phillips A secular youth movement may have deposed President Hosni Mubarak,…
Yemen’s regime change gets personal
By Barak Barfi SANAA: When Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered his military…
The hard right goes soft
By Guy Sorman PARIS: The central paradox of French politics was confirmed once…
Pressing issues: The future of the media
By Rania Al Malky The Feb. 12, 2011 edition of state-owned Al-Ahram daily…