Europe's Libyan Battleground

by Alessandra Bocchi

Libya has become a battleground for European rivals who have long supported opposing factions in the war. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018

Egypt’s New Constitution

by Carl Scott

Via The Arabist , I found this primer on the new Egyptian constitution, by one Zaid Al-Ali at Open Democracy . Very thorough, and plausibly seeking to lay out the good news and the bad, from a broadly liberal perspective. The summation: Altogether, in comparison with Egypt’s constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Dec 2012

Egyptian Election Results: Panic Time for “Arabist” Liberals?

by Carl Scott

The Arabist is a good site for monitoring what’s happening Egypt-wise. It’s run by a set of smart analysts, who in American terms, we can label as liberal, anti-Bush/”neo-con”, and critical of Israel. They think Juan Cole is a worthy of their brief blogroll, for example. . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2011