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March 28, 2011

Egypt
After the Arab Spring on TheAtlantic.com

A Kingdom of Libya flag is seen during a demonstration in support of the Bahraini people in Baghdad's Sadr city (Stringer Iraq/Courtesy Reuters) Hi folks, Below is an excerpt from my piece on TheAt…

After the Arab Spring on TheAtlantic.com

April 20, 2011

Thailand
Freedom on the Net 2011

People use computers at an internet cafe in Wuhan, Hubei province, January 23, 2010. (Stringer Shanghai/Courtesy Reuters) Freedom House this week released its annual report on Freedom on the Net . O…

People use computers at an internet cafe in Wuhan, Hubei province, January 23, 2010.

December 10, 2013

United States
Israel’s Three UN Allies

Just over a week ago the UN General Assembly voted to call 2014 the  ”International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.” The vote was 100 for to 7 against, with 56 abstentions.  This is a…

November 17, 2010

China
China Hijacked the Internet, Maybe

Today, a new report was released by the U. S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission, created in 2000 to monitor the security implication of trade with China, publishes an annu…

People use computers at an Internet cafe in Changzhi, Shanxi province February 22, 2010. A senior Chinese military officer has called for a new national body to enforce Internet controls, while China faced fresh claims on Monday about the source of hacking attacks that hit search giant Google. REUTERS/Stringer

December 19, 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa
Congo-Kinshasa: Ivory Coast Redux?

Supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi gesture in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa December 7, 2011. (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters) There are certain superficial similarities…

Congo-Kinshasa:  Ivory Coast Redux?