Added on 06/08/2012
Richard Silverstein
Al Qaeda , Arab Spring , Bibi Netanyahu , Dick Cheney , Egypt , Egyptian military , Egyptian police , Ehud Barak , Eilat , Gaza , Haaretz , Hamas , IDF , Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli army , Michael Oren , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Pakistan , Ramadan , Shin Bet , Sinai , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , United States , Yemen
![Israel Facing a Harsher, Less Predictable World Israel Facing a Harsher, Less Predictable World](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/egyptian-border-guard-Long.jpg)
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: There are forces out there seeking to capitalize on the Arab Spring: It’s s a different world Israel is facing. A harsher world, one more difficult to control.
Added on 20/05/2012
Sultan Al Qassemi
GCC , Islamists
![Islamists and Liberals: No Merger, Only Takeover Islamists and Liberals: No Merger, Only Takeover](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Elections.jpg)
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Islamists ally with liberals to demand reform; once met they use their newly won influence without regard for former allies…
Added on 21/04/2012
Francis Matthew
Democracy , Dubai Political System , Gulf News , Islamists , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood
![Democracy: Why Winner Should Not “Take All” Democracy: Why Winner Should Not “Take All”](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/People.jpg)
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Just because the religious parties are far better prepared for this new public debate, they should not overplay their hand.
Added on 01/04/2012
Rania Al Malky
Afghanistan , Al-Wafd party , Constituent Assembly , Coptic Church , Egypt , Freedom and Justice Party , Islamists , President , Salafi Al-Nour Party
![Politics and Egypt: In the name of God Politics and Egypt: In the name of God](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Egyptian_new_parliamentary_first_session.jpg)
RANIA AL MALKY: Egypt is on the brink of an Islamic abyss. The Freedom and Justice Party’s tattered poker-faced mask has fallen… So they say…
Added on 26/01/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Ali Akbar Salehi , Ali Al-Naimi , Arabian Gulf , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Captain , China , Ehsan Ahrari , European Union , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli government , Japan , Jeddah , Korea , Kuwait , London , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Military hardware , Norfolk , Oil , oil customer , Oil producer , Oil production , Oman , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pentagon , President , Qatar , Red Sea , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , South Korea , Strait of Hormuz , Sunni , Turki al-Faisal , United Arab Emirates , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Virginia , Wen Jiabao , Yanbu
![“Three Months at Most”: How Long Could Iran Close Straits of Hormuz? “Three Months at Most”: How Long Could Iran Close Straits of Hormuz?](https://mideastposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hormuz.jpg)
ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.