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While Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has succeeded in maintaining political power, the new government still faces significant challenges, including complex political alliances that could undermine much needed legislation.
The United States is competing to influence a new Iraqi government that is as dependent on Iran as it is on the United States and the outcome of this competition is still very much in doubt.
Although a new round of talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program is taking place in Turkey, the nation's leaders will play a minimal role in the negotiations as the P5+1 works to curtail an Iranian bomb.
The suicide of Alireza Pahlavi, the youngest son of the late Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, demonstrates how the reverberations of the 1979 Islamic Revolution are still being felt today.
While the upcoming referendum in Sudan is expected to proceed relatively smoothly, the threat of violence looms large with immediate concern over the sharing of oil revenues, the yet-to-be-demarcated border, and the status of southerners currently living in the north.
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement marked the end of two decades of civil conflict in Sudan and was the culmination of peace negotiations to find a comprehensive, lasting solution to the conflict that had divided north and south Sudan.
A regional approach that pushes for peace between Israel and the entire Arab world will become unavoidable if a bilateral solution between Israel and Palestine is no longer possible.
While the National Democratic Party was able to manipulate the parliamentary elections in order to secure victory for their candidates, they have not managed to guarantee Gamal Mubarak’s succession in the upcoming presidential elections.
Turkey has greatly expanded its economic and security relationships with its Arab neighbors in a drive to increase its role as regional power, while Arab states retain concerns about ties with the powerful Turkish economy.
It is increasingly clear that reform in the Arab world depends less on the structure of formal political processes and institutions than on power relations among factions within Arab nations.