Libya, Test Case for When and How a Government is Deemed Unfit A new era of limited sovereignty?
WASHINGTON – With the unfolding Libya crisis we are witnessing the emergence of “limited sovereignty” as a novel, (and...
Category: Security
The Arab World’s Glorious, Yet Uneasy, Steps Towards Democracy
WASHINGTON – A recent US public TV documentary featured Gigi Ibrahim, one of the young stars of...
Libya Reminds Us of Unresolved Oil Vulnerabilities
WASHINGTON– First Tunisia, then Egypt and Yemen and Bahrain. And now, back to North Africa, we have...
Obama’s Budget Falls Short, Senators Have Plan?
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama just went to Silicon Valley and Oregon to have another pep talk with...
Protests Grow In Egypt, Mubarak Delegates Power. Tipping Point?
WASHINGTON– Finally the signs of a tipping point in Cairo? Maybe, notwithstanding very confusing developments that may...
Egyptian Regime: Negotiating In Good Faith, Or Just Buying Time?
WASHINGTON – The updates from Cairo create a mixed picture that invites caution in any attempt to...
Not a Revolution; But Egypt Will Get its Reforms – Is Anybody Watching?
“Those who cling to the status quo may be able to hold back the...
Old Lobbies Prevent New Energy Policies
WASHINGTON – A while ago, a former high ranking Republican technocrat, senior staff member in many administrations, almost casually indicated...
The US Senate Ratified START
WASHINGTON – And so president Obama managed to have the US Senate ratify by a reasonable margin the new...
The War in Afghanistan Goes On
WASHINGTON – The much waited for progress report on the US war in Afghanistan came and went without sparking any...