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June 3, 2024

Thailand
Thailand’s Draconian 112 Lèse-majesté Law: Any Hope for Change?

A repressive law limiting criticism of the Thai monarchy has placed the current king beyond reproach, but popular discontent with the legislation and the monarchy is growing. 

Thai King wears a white military dress uniform while carrying a sword and walking during a military procession.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

February 23, 2016

Iran
Salman Rushdie and Nuclear Weapons

What has the author Salman Rushdie to do with nuclear weapons? Consider the article that appeared today in The Guardian. Here are the opening paragraphs:    Forty state-run media outlets in …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

August 7, 2018

Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman Is Weak, Weak, Weak

   

Mohammed bin Salman
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

November 21, 2017

Saudi Arabia
Saudis Are Hoping Mohammed bin Salman Will Drain the Swamp

A road trip among ordinary Saudis revealed high hopes, and hardly any worries, about the country's new political era.

Mohammed bin Salman
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

January 6, 2017

Syria
Weekend Reading: A Changing Discourse on Syria, Salman’s Saudi Troubles, and Turkey’s Soft Power

Reading selections for the weekend of January 6, 2017.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates