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In Libya, precision airpower, combined with the presence of foreign ground advisers working alongside the anti-Qaddafi forces, helped in crucial battles, but in ways that were dependent on a number of other factors.
Bahrain is a crucial test of Washington’s ability to balance the need for political reform with long-standing strategic interests and military partnerships.
Continued U.S. inaction in Syria risks leaving the country at the mercy of Iran and Sunni extremists—whose hatred of the United States dwarfs concerns they may have about Syrians’ well-being.
On the second anniversary of the January 25 revolution, Egypt’s post-Mubarak economic situation does not look reassuring.
Despite parliamentary elections, the way Jordan is governed is unsustainable in the post–Arab Awakening moment. Jordanians want the king to lead a genuine reform effort.
Egypt’s cataclysmic courtroom battles seem to be giving way to prolonged guerrilla warfare over the judiciary.
The unrest in Mali and the siege of Algeria’s gas field demonstrate that violent militancy is bound to grow and expand if left unchecked.
The Egyptian-Emirati diplomatic tensions reflect the larger Gulf-wide unease over the Arab Spring.
The fragile states of the Sahara and just below the desert pose significant challenges—not just for the United States and Europe, but also for the North African states themselves.
The Algerian regime’s attitude to the Arab uprisings was largely shaped by domestic considerations, security policy, and geostrategic imperatives.