by Charles Cameron | Nov 16, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — keeping up with Aaron Zelin on a good day can be quite a feat — this post has taken me a few days to write! ] . Let’s start with this avatar business. I picked it up from Gregory Johnsen, who applied the term in a tweet a few...
by greenberg | Oct 27, 2012 | Africa, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Religion
by Nathaniel Greenberg The Libyan consulate bombing has drifted into the twilight world of murder mystery and conspiracy theory, a talking point for American political pundits, and major source of frustration for leaders in the region. In Cairo a militant from Libya...
by Liz Drew | Oct 4, 2012 | Monitor
It is no secret that the world has yet to achieve the simple yet profound goal of ensuring equal futures for our daughters and our sons. Today, less than five percent of the world’s heads of state are women, and women make up just nineteen percent of...
by editor | Sep 19, 2012 | Africa, COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood
by Nathaniel Greenberg The Innocence of Muslims is not the first, nor will it be the last offensive depiction of Islam. Just today the French journal Charlie Hebdo released its new edition with an image of Mohamed in a wheel-chair being pushed by a farcical looking...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 14, 2012 | Monitor
American foreign policy in the Middle East may have been hijacked by demonstrations and violent attacks that have besieged diplomatic outposts in the region. But judging from government contracts and solicitations issued while embassies were overrun and consulates...
