Upon Margaret Thatcher’s death, her champions naturally eulogized her as a fighter for liberal democracy in Eastern Europe, while her detractors...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Politicians throw around several givens inspired by the post-Taif constitution. One group insists on its application and another believes now is the...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Lebanon’s designated prime minister Tammam Salam has declared his intention to head a consensus government with the “national interest” as its slogan...
Monday, April 8, 2013
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Libya is at a crossroads. It has a choice between the politics of vindictiveness and exclusion, or of reconciliation and inclusion.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
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A Saudi friend asked me yesterday: When Ghazi Kanaan used to impose his orders on Lebanese officials, did he at least let them claim that they were...
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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Michel Aoun, former general and head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), is standing before yet another major challenge in his life.
Friday, April 5, 2013
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The political scene in Lebanon could have done without the innovations being concocted in the presidential palace in Baabda.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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In George Orwell’s 1984, the Party had the power to reach into the past and decide whether or not a particular event had ever happened. The Party...
Monday, April 1, 2013
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The three Lebanese governments formed during President Michel Suleiman’s five-year term have all been forced into existence due to external pressures...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
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