by Marc Lynch | Oct 15, 2012 | Monitor
Few developments associated with the Arab uprisings have generated as much concern of late as the rapid emergence of Salafi movements into the public arena. The performance of al-Nour Party in Egypt’s parliamentary elections stunned many observers. Waves of...
by Marc Lynch | Sep 20, 2012 | Monitor
The Middle East Channel Editor’s Reader #8 King Abdullah’s approval this week of a controversial new law imposing potentially draconian controls over Jordan’s internet is finally drawing attention to the country’s increasingly dangerous...
by casey.marye | Aug 21, 2012 | Monitor
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s sudden move last week to oust the senior leadership of the Egyptian military broke a long period of political stagnation and began to bring into view the contours of the emerging political order. It reversed views of Morsi...
by casey.marye | Aug 9, 2012 | Monitor
I have been fascinated by some of the findings of a massive new Pew Research Center global public opinion survey of Muslims in 39 countries in every region of the world. Pew conducted 38,000 face-to-face interviews in more than 80 languages between 2008 and 2012. What...
by casey.marye | Aug 8, 2012 | Monitor
This afternoon, a sizable Washington audience turned out to watch White House Counterterrorism advisor John Brennan talk about American policy toward Yemen. Imagine that — a large Washington audience turning out in the dead of summer to hear about Yemen! And...
