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April 7, 2015

Politics and Government
Campaign 2016: Senator Rand Paul, GOP Presidential Candidate

Is America ready for a "Libertarian-ish" president? We are about to find out. Today Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) formally announced his presidential campaign, making him the second Republican candidate, …

Rand Paul Announcement
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 21, 2014

Cyber Week in Review: November 21, 2014

Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: China hosted a global Internet conference this week, where China’s Internet regulator and Pre…

Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma speaks to Fadi Chehade, president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), on November 19, 2014 . (Courtesy Reuters/China Daily)
Blog Post by Adam Segal Net Politics

October 23, 2014

United States
This Week: Turkey’s Acquiescence and Iran Sanctions

Significant Developments ISIS-Turkey. Turkey announced on Monday that it would allow Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces to cross its border to come to Kobani’s defense, five weeks after the start of ISI…

A Kurdish peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells (Jadallah/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

September 6, 2012

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Iran Tensions Mount as Syria’s Regional Isolation Increases

Significant Middle East Developments Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency briefed members with a series of satellite images yesterday further suggesting nuclear sanitation at Iran’s Parchin …

Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh reacts as he addresses a news conference during a board of governors meeting at the United Nations headquarters (Herwig Prammer/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

April 4, 2012

Jordan
Guest Post: Jordan’s Reform Calculations

This post is written by Kelley Calkins, a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Here she offers her assessment of the Jordanian leadership’s calculations concerning domestic reform …

Jordanian Islamic Front Action supporters shout slogans against Syria's president Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration in Amman on March 9, 2012 (Muhammad Hamed/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Robert M. Danin Middle East Matters