Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.
Without clarity on the country’s economic framework, Assad-era cronyism may reappear.
He’s Hussein al-Sheikh, and the Palestinian Authority president may have just undermined his domestic credibility.
While that’s the conventional wisdom, there are reasons to assume things may not be so simple.
The country’s youthful protest movement is seeking economic improvement, social justice, and just a little hope.