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The growing instability in Libya’s eastern province is best addressed in the near term by an effective constitution and the institutionalization of the security sector.
Whether American leaders regard the events of the past few days as a teachable moment or a moment of truth is not yet clear. If steady hands and far-sighted leadership prevail, the first approach will dominate.
State complicity with organized crime is at the heart of instability in the Sahel and Sahara region, fomenting conflict and fueling the rise of al-Qaeda.
The killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya will send shock waves through U.S.-Arab relations far beyond the specific Libyan context and place pressure on the Obama administration in the middle of its re-election campaign.
The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi is a tragic reminder of Libya’s worsening security and the challenges of governance that the country faces.
Egypt’s best hope for a democratic transition depends heavily on the process of political reconstruction contained in the constitution-writing process.
Much of the promise of Egypt’s revolution has been squandered but there is still room for optimism.
Egypt must undertake a number of fundamental and difficult reforms to improve its overburdened, underperforming public university system.
If reform from above has any real chance to succeed in the Arab world, it would be in Jordan. But it will require a dramatic shift of priorities by a system that has been so far resilient to serious change.
Egypt’s president and military are working together and seem firmly in control. But Morsi’s recent personnel and constitutional moves greatly enhance the presidency’s power.