We ask David Dietz about the causes of the Tunisian revolution, whether we can expect spillover in the broader Arab world, and the implications for U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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Ever wonder what it's like to live through a revolution? David Dietz speaks about his experience in Tunisia during the riots that brought the country to a halt earlier this month.
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Lebanon's fate hangs in the balance: A unified Arab voice will be needed to counteract Hezbollah and give credence to the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon's impending Hezbollah indictments.
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Microfinance institutions needs to return to their roots: focus on women and families, require periodic training, and develop close ties with borrowers.
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A preemptive attack on Iran has a low chance of success, so Israel has no choice but to sit back as Iran strengthens its nuclear capability.
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Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" has sparked protests in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Egypt. In contrast to its North African neighbors, Morocco remains calm.
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#tunisia Social media has helped to fuel the historic revolution in Tunisia. Will Twitter and Facebook help protestors mobilize against other authoritarian regimes in the Middle East?
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Congress is debating how to reduce the national deficit. One way to trim America's bloated budget? End the war in Afghanistan.
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Tunisia's riots are symptomatic of a broader trend: With unemployment soaring in the Maghreb, well-educated, but jobless students are using social media to mobilize and take to the streets.
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The chance that Israel will launch a military strike on Iran is quite low, so the recurring debates on the merits of Israeli preemption might be more inflammatory, than informative.
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David Dietz provides live on-the-ground Updates from Tunis during the Jasmine Revolution.
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While some argue that Israel should, and has the right to, preemptively strike Iran, such an action is unnecessary, illegal and would do more harm than good.
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America's threatening to withhold crucial security aid from Israel to further the peace process will prove counterproductive and jeopardize U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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President Obama was right to confront Netanyahu over Israeli settlements, but he simply did not go far enough in leveraging U.S. influence over Israel to advance his objectives.
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The Obama administration has worked hard to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Russia's recent decision to cancel arms shipments to Iran shows that Obama's efforts are bearing fruit.
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Should the U.S. and South Korea respond forcefully to North Korea's threats, or will diplomacy and economic incentives stave off another war on the Korean peninsula?
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The standoff between the Ecuadorian police and President Rafael Correa may have read like a political thriller, but the implications for America and U.S. business in South America are very real.
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U.S. support for Israel has been a necessary condition to achieve past progress on Israeli-Arab peace. Russia simply cannot play as effective a role in the region.
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Saudi Arabia was recently elected to the board of U.N. Women, a move that sends the wrong message for advancing women's rights around the world, given the country's troubled human rights record.
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It's time for a global superpower to push negotiations in Israel-Palestine forward. Because America has lost credibility, Russia may be the missing link to break the stalemate.
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Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook can change democracy promotion in the Middle East. Social media may not take down regimes, but it can help civil society to hold leaders more accountable.
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The deafening silence of Arab governments on their sharp decline of aid to the Palestinians in the last year underscores the deceptive and blatant hypocrisy of these regimes.
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To salvage Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Obama should expand the peace process to involve Arab nations and start laying the groundwork now.
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