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Analysis: Libya: An Uncertain Future 23 Feb 2011
Tribal rivalries, a corrupt military, and the absence of a legitimate political infrastructure mean that a post-Qadhafi Libya would have to overcome numerous obstacles in the pursuit of democracy. Libya Middle East and North Africa Global Security Issues

Analysis: The Fourth Wave? Democracy in Egypt 14 Feb 2011 by Shashank Joshi
Egypt is guaranteed neither a democratic nor a stable future, but the status quo had already failed in these respects. The transitional authorities need to sustain the democratic pressure of the uprising in order to meet the challenges ahead. Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Egypt

Analysis: Egypt’s message to the Arab world 11 Feb 2011
With Hosni Mubrak gone, no Arab leader should assume for a moment that they can somehow ride the revolutionary storm and maintain the status quo Egypt Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: Egypt - Who Wins? 7 Feb 2011 by George Joffé
The Egyptian regime seems to be attempting to divide its opposition in order ensure that Vice-President Omar Suleiman should succeed in confirming his position as the future President of Egypt. Middle East and North Africa Egypt Global Security Issues

Analysis: Energy, Extremism and East Jerusalem: Russia's expanding influence in the Middle East 3 Feb 2011
What do recent developments in Russian foreign policy towards the Greater Middle East tell us about Moscow's long-term plans for involvement in the region? Global Security Issues Terrorism International Responses Central and South Asia Middle East and North Africa Russia Europe

Analysis: The Egypt protests and implications for the Middle East 1 Feb 2011 by Barak Seener
An assessesment of the impact the Egypt protests will have on the wider Middle East and how this will effect Western policy towards the region. Egypt Middle East and North Africa Middle East Peace

Analysis: Notes on a Revolution 31 Jan 2011 by Shashank Joshi
With unrest in Tunisia and Egypt increasingly being referred to as the tip of an iceberg, Western nations, and the activists themselves, should draw lessons from the past as they consider the future of an unsettled region. Middle East and North Africa

Pictures_categories: Portrait of A Company 18 Jan 2011
In this exclusive photo essay, Susan Schulman captures the challenges - mental and physical - faced by Corunna Company both as they prepare for deployment and after they arrive in south-western Iraq in Autumn 2004. Military Personnel Land Forces Counter-insurgency Iraq Middle East and North Africa UK Europe

Analysis: Will Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution be repeated across the region? 17 Jan 2011
Will Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution be followed in other parts of North Africa and the Middle East, or will the opposition be co-opted into the status quo? Africa Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: 2011: The Year Ahead 15 Dec 2010
Europe defeated, Beijing defiant: Can we expect anything new in 2011? NATO International Institutions Global Security Issues Terrorism Defence Management India Central and South Asia Afghanistan Pakistan Middle East and North Africa Europe United States Americas China Pacific Japan

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