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December 2012
Syria’s Long Civil War
by Glenn E. Robinson
“Without an acknowledgment of possible defeat, neither the regime nor the opposition will accept a grand bargain in which compromise is central.”
December 2012
Iran’s Deepening Internal Crisis
by Shaul Bakhash
“[Thirty-three] years after the revolution, Iran’s ruling elite is still unable to resolve differences on policy and the country’s future direction through negotiation and compromise.”
December 2012
Iraq Untethered
by Daniel Serwer
“Iraq is still in search of internal equilibrium and its proper international role after the trauma of more than thirty years of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and eight years of American military occupation….”
December 2012
The “Turkish Model” in the Middle East
by Gönül Tol
“The success of Turkey’s democratic experiment and its economic model of high-productivity and export-led growth have contributed to the country’s rising image in a region where authoritarian regimes and rentier economies dominate.”
December 2012
Equality and Authoritarianism in the Arab World
by Ahmed Galal
“A continuation of past redistributive policies in the post-Arab Spring period is not a viable option.”
December 2012
After the Arab Spring: Islamism, Secularism, and Democracy
by Ellen Lust, Gamal Soltan and Jakob Wichmann
Although Islamism is helping to shape political transitions in the Arab world, this does not foreclose the possibilities of democratization.
December 2012
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in October 2012, country by country, day by day.
December 2012
2012 Current History Index
by the editors of Current History
2012 index of authors and titles
December 2012
Map of Middle East
by the editors of Current History
map
December 2011
Letter from Damascus: Will Syria Descend into Civil War?
by Sami Moubayed
“Many in the opposition are now saying the regime is stronger than they had imagined.”
December 2011
The Palestinians’ Receding Dream of Statehood
by Nathan J. Brown
“The drama of international diplomacy has only obscured an ongoing, steady erosion of statehood as a focus of Palestinian aspirations.”
December 2011
Uprisings Jolt the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
by Frederic Wehrey
“Saudi and Iranian meddling aggravates a divisive, dangerous form of identity politics in fragile, vulnerable states.”
December 2011
Islamism After the Arab Spring
by Ashraf El Sherif
“It makes no sense today to divide Arab politics into neatly crafted opposites, the ‘Islamist’ versus the ‘civil democratic’ blocs.”
December 2011
The Middle East in Flux
by Michael C. Hudson
“The contagion effect created by the regime changes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya suggests a significant degree of imagined community among Arabs everywhere.”
December 2011
Perspective: Libya’s Revolution: Do Institutions Matter?
by Michele Dunne
Libyans’ path toward democracy looks rocky, to be sure. But at least they have been spared the cynical, instrumental use of democratic institutions that Egyptians and Tunisians for decades endured.
December 2011
Books: The Muslim World’s Counter-Jihad
by William W. Finan Jr.
A new book finds the sources of Arab unrest not only in fury at corrupt regimes and stagnant economies, but also in a popular culture that scorns Islamist extremism.
December 2011
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in October 2011, country by country, day by day.
December 2011
2011 Current History Index
by the editors of Current History
2011 index of authors and titles
December 2011
Map of Middle East
by the editors of Current History
Map.
December 2010
How the Peace Process Plays in Israel
by Tamar Hermann
“Neither Israeli leaders nor the general public seems to have high hopes for a . . . permanent peace agreement ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”