The brutal, blood-soaked response of Arab rulers, especially those in Bahrain and Libya, to the revolts engulfing their nations exposes the desperation of old tyrants clinging to the past.  But the revolts themselves reveal the extent to which the Arab political landscape has irrevocably changed. The ‘strong man’ model of rule that has held sway over much of the Arab world for the past half century has rested primarily on two props: the ability to constrain opposition at home, and […]

Categories: International, Justice & Liberties • Tags: arab world, democracy, egypt, islamism, james baldwin, muslims, nasser, olivier roy, palestine, protests, regime change, usa, western policy