why arabs lose wars :: middle east quarterly

Arab political culture is based on a high degree of social stratification, very much like that of the defunct Soviet Union and very much unlike the upwardly mobile, meritocratic, democratic United States. Arab officers do not see any value in sharing information among themselves,..

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trump administration should use leverage to rein in saudi's bin salman

Why should America’s Arab partners be treated any differently? Members of Congress often instinctively attempt all-or-nothing solutions, attempting to end all U.S. assistance or deciding they don’t have any leverage, so why bother trying? ..

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pompeo assails obama in mideast policy speech

It's speech shocking for its use of domestic politics, for kind of attacking in international setting and for going to long-time ally and questioning some of the foundations of the relationship with the ally, said Heather Hurlburt, analyst with New America, nonpartisan think tank.. Pompeo's..

monthly review

By progressive forces elsewhere in the capitalist, Nor will I discuss the strategic objectives of the struggle South, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Arab World, and Africa. ..

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moosavi demands raheel sharif resignation from the command of

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Patron in-Chief of Supreme Shia Ulama Board and Head of Tehreek e Nifaz e Fiqah Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that Trump calling Iran as terrorist, establishing Israeli supremacy, and King Salman calling Iran as the leader of terrorists in the..

bush draws cool response

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- President Bush on Sunday described Iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and called on Arab allies to help his administration curb the threat before it's too late.. ..

u.s. side of the story missing from mideast

First, once the fundamentalists were crushed by Arab fled to the wild, uncontrolled places in the region -- Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Afghanistan -- or to the freedom of America and Europe.. ... By engaging in the debate back in the But they could be important part of the solution..

europe parses bush's foreign policy

In Middle East, Bushies insisted -- with good reason -- that they would not be dragged into Arab-Israeli peacemaking unless the parties were serious. But pressure from America's Arab allies to do something and now the director of Central Intelligence Agency, to mediate. ..

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