Arab Awakening

Clampdown in Bahrain Clampdown in Bahrain

When protesters called for a republic, the US position changed, allowing a Saudi invasion.

Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Scheherezade Faramarzi

Washington’s Weak Response to the Arab Awakening Washington’s Weak Response to the Arab Awakening

The United States has alienated both allied regimes and their opposition movements.

Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable for a Long Time Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable for a Long Time

Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama&r...

Aug 24, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable For a Long Time Jeremy Scahill: Libya Could Be Unstable For a Long Time

Following the liberation of Libya from the reign of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi, how does the future look for the country, and how does the fall of Qaddafi reflect on President Obama's...

Aug 24, 2011 / MSNBC

Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya

Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya

Some Republican presidential candidates are pretending Qaddafi's ouster isn't happening. Others are pretending Obama had nothing to do with it. And then there's Mitt Romney. 

Aug 24, 2011 / Ben Adler

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, tension between the group's younger and older generations is growing.

Aug 23, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Graham Usher on Tunisia’s Other Revolution Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Graham Usher on Tunisia’s Other Revolution

With promised reforms still not materializing, protests from Islamists, Leftists and others are demanding a redistribution of wealth in the economically stratified country.

Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation

Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process

Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain t...

Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown

During her time reporting on the protest movement, Alwadi was detained by authorities in Bahrain and forced to sign a statement saying that she wouldn't write about or engage in po...

Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Stephen Glain on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, tension between the group's younger and older generations is growing.

Aug 20, 2011 / The Nation

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