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January 2012 |
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| January
31 |
| Analysis: Where is Syria crisis heading? |
| The
Soft Side of Regime Change |
| Syria uprising: Religion overshadowing the democratic
push |
| Syria: The brutal, shadowy war for hearts and minds |
| Warned of a military coup, Assad masses loyal troops in
Damascus |
| Rami Khouri: Syrian Scenarios |
| Lawrence Davidson: Islamic-Tinted Democracy |
| Daniel Nisman: The Tahrir Square Illusion |
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| January
30 |
| Analysis: The truth behind the coming “regime
change” in Syria |
| Iran: The Road to War? |
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| January
29 |
| Iran: Why sanctions won't work |
| The Free Syrian Army Bleeds the Assad Regime |
| Crushing the Radical Axis |
| Syria’s crisis: It looks like civil war |
| David Pollock: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Its Record
of Double-Talk |
| Rami Khouri: A terrifying menu for Syria’s endgame |
| Syria: Even al-Dabi complained! |
| Hussein Shabokshi: The real conspiracy in Syria |
| Stratfor: In Douma, a Defining Point in Syria's Uprising |
| Battles Put Damascus On the Edge |
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| January
28 |
| Stratfor: Protests in Bahrain Turn Violent |
| Syria's opposition concerned about independent armed
rebel groups |
| Pentagon Seeks Mightier Bomb vs. Iran |
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| January
27 |
| Looking into the Syrian abyss |
| Crisis takes toll on Syria economy |
| Clashes Hit Closer to Home in Damascus |
| Diplomacy to Remove Assad Gains Momentum |
| The Uncertain Fate of Syria’s Chemical Weapons |
| Startfor: French Political Calculations and Iranian Sanctions |
| Stratfor: Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Remain a
Regional Threat |
| Russia Emerges as Syria’s Most Valuable Ally |
| At Tahrir Square, Joy Turns to Fear |
| Will Saudi Arabia Send the Troops? |
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| January
26 |
| Stratfor: The Arab Uprising, One Year Later |
| Stratfor: Considering a U.S.-Iranian Deal |
| Libya: Ruling Council's Authority Challenged in Former
Pro-Gadhafi Stronghold |
| Unrest hits businesses, families in Damascus |
| A year later, Tahrir Square ‘still has power’ |
| Daniel Freedman: If Assad Survives, Peace with Israel? |
| Michael Young: How the Assads won the West over |
| Rami Khouri: Arab regime change is best left to Arabs |
| Factbox: Strait of Hormuz |
| David Ignatius: The coming debate over American
‘strength’ abroad |
| Charles Krauthammer: Syria’s ‘reformer’ |
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| January
25 |
| Cracks Widen in Syrian Economy |
| Robert Fisk: We've been here before – and it suits
Israel that we never forget 'Nuclear Iran' |
| Tariq Alhomayed: Al-Assad hanging in the balance |
| Iran: A series of blows |
| Iran and the Gulf: the struggle of politics and oil |
| Stratfor: In Iraq, Sunni-Shia Conflict Poses a Challenge
for Iran |
| David Schenker: Egypt's Islamists Take Over an Uncertain
Parliament |
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| January
24 |
| ‘Best case scenario’ sought for Assad |
| Tariq Alhomayed: Saudi Arabia has done it so what about
the rest of you? |
| Iran: Game Over! |
| Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid :The oil confrontation |
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| January
23 |
| Assad’s fall could solve Iraqi weapons mystery |
| Syrian exiles smuggling weapons, goods to revolutionaries |
| Is Thailand a new terrorism playground? |
| Christians in Iran, Syria face rising persecution |
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| January
22 |
| Syria’s Zabadani is ‘liberated,’ but for
how long? |
| Could Iran save the Syrian regime? |
| The Muslim Brotherhood: From religion to economics |
| Tariq Alhomayed: “What if the Muslim
Brotherhood…?” |
| Graham Usher: The Arabs' empty cup |
| Abdel-Moneim Said: The second Egyptian state |
| Egypt: A gift-wrapped challenge |
| Ayman El-Amir: Saving Egypt from itself |
| Joel Rubin: Israel’s ’74 pact with Syria shows
we can deal with Iran |
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| January
21 |
| Startfor: Syria's Rebels Claim Control of City |
| Startfor: Cooling Rhetoric on Iran |
| David Ignatius: U.S. pressure already affecting Iran |
| Rami Khouri: Time to quieten the war drums with Iran |
| New battlelines drawn in cyber-space |
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| January
20 |
| Special Report: The Rise of Egypt's Islamists |
| Egyptian frustration as tourists stay away |
| Startfor: Alternatives to Military Intervention in Syria |
| Startfor: Iran Seeks Strategic Accommodation with
Washington |
| Patrick Seale: Can the Assad Regime Survive? |
| Rami Khouri: Israel-America-Iran Dangers Grow |
| Marjorie Cohn: Will Obama Resist Push for Iran War? |
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| January
19 |
| Worries grow over Syria chemical weapons arsenal |
| In Syria, world inaction fuels armed revolt |
| Bassam Haddad: Dictatorship, military intervention and
false binaries in Syria |
| Amir Taheri: Bashar Assad's Iran gambit |
| Marwan Kabalan: Syria’s prolonged descent into civil
war |
| Robert Fisk: The 'invented people' stand little chance |
| Could Israel live with a nuclear Iran? A gaming exercise
suggests yes. |
| Iran to return drone to Obama – a pink, $4 toy
version |
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| January
18 |
| Stratfor: Iran, the U.S. and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis |
| Stratfor: Saudi Response to Increasing Violence in
Eastern Province |
| Syria: 20 miles from Damascus, an oasis of fragile
freedom |
| Justin Gengler: Bahrain's Sunni Awakening |
| Analysis: Syrian analysts dismiss Qatari proposal of
Arab troops as "irrational" |
| Startfor: The European Crisis in 2012 |
| Stratfor: Taliban Message Aims To Influence Western Perceptions |
| Arnaud De Borchgrave: Asian Finlandization? |
| Europe: A new social contract |
| Roger Cohen: Don’t Do It, Bibi |
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| January
17 |
| No shelter for Free Syrian Army rebels on Turkish border |
| Is Al Qaeda actually involved in the Syria uprising? |
| Syrian hill resort now embattled rebel stronghold |
| Oil, food and protest in Syria's restive east |
| Iran and US: Could they talk war into happening? |
| Steven Cook: It's Time to Think Seriously About
Intervening in Syria |
| Ryan Mauro:
Cracks in the Islamist Super-Bloc |
| Iran Face-Off Testing Obama the Candidate |
| Hotline set up to help topple Assad |
| Sami Moubayed: 'Russian initiative' to guide Syria? |
| Wayne Madsen: The West’s Attempt to Dominate the
International Satellite News Spectrum |
| Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully |
| The “Tripartite Axis” Seeking Deal or
Confrontation? |
| Faisal Al Yafai: Military intervention should be the last
resort for Syria |
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| January
16 |
| The professionalisation of revolution in Syria |
| Stratfor Annual Forecast 2012 |
| Analysis: The Use of Mercenaries in Syria's Crackdown |
| Analysis: Obstacles for Egypt's Islamists After
Elections |
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| January
15 |
| Fear of civil war mounts in Syria as crisis deepens |
| Tension at new high as Iran vows to punish West |
| Hisham Melhem: Arabs in the shadows of their neighbors |
| Exclusive: How Mossad agents posed as CIA to recruit
Jundallah members |
| Syria's First Lady falling from grace |
| Soner Cagaptay: The Empires Strike Back |
| Scott Shane: In Russia, Echoes of Revolution |
| Thomas Friedman: Getting to Know You ... |
| Zvi Bar'el: A grim outlook for both intervention in Syria
and sanctions on Iran |
| 'I was threatened with death for doing my job', says
Arab League observer to Syria |
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| January
14 |
| Michael Weiss: War in Syria may now be inevitable |
| U.S. drone a tech challenge for Iran |
| Joe Klein: Irans Dangerous Game |
| Timothy Spangler: How to take on Tehran? |
| Eric Trager: The Muslim Brotherhood's Radical Plan for
Egypt |
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| January
13 |
| Why won't the U.N. Security Council intervene in Syria? |
| The Fate of Bashar Assad: Will he be the next Gaddafi or
the Next Milosevic? |
| Syria polarised by Bashar Al Assad's defiance |
| Robert Fisk: Assad faces his people's hatred – but
as their anger grows, his excuses are still just the same |
| Syria: Assad sends personal message to west as he takes
wife and children to rally |
| Thomas Friedman: Watching Elephants Fly |
| Baary Rubin: Friedman Cheers as Egyptians Are Enslaved |
| Robert Fisk: This is not about 'bad apples'. This is the
horror of war |
| Hassan Hassan: Assad shows he is ready to fight the
people of Syria |
| Jeffrey Sachs: Nigeria’s fracture lines |
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| January
12 |
| Sami Moubayed: Russia's Democracy Package for Syria |
| Rami Khouri: In Egypt, process is what matters most |
| David Ignatius: The challenge of getting the Taliban to
the table |
| Feature: The
Syrian Invasion |
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| January
11 |
| Syria Battles Food Security Issues |
| Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist is a familiar
story |
| Mohammed Ayoob: Turkey’s new balancing act |
| Iraq's PM Maliki: democrat or autocrat? |
| French warmly recall Romney the missionary |
| Russian navy props battered Syrian regime |
| Syria: Perpetual war for perpetual peace |
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| January
10 |
| Rami Khouri: How Syria Looks from Cairo |
| Faisal Al Yafai: America's war in Iraq is over, but its
legacy will long haunt |
| Analysis: Iraq’s plight imperils US goals |
| Iran: time for cool heads |
| Editorial: Violence Continues in Syria |
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| January 9 |
| Syria: Demand for black-market weapons soaring |
| Is the Sunni-Shiite split a myth? |
| Dennis Ross: How to break a Middle East stalemate |
| Analysis: Syria opposition split raises calls for foreign
intervention |
| Rivals turn up heat on frontrunner Romney |
| Reckless talk of war with Iran makes confrontation a
probability |
| Who Is Bombing Damascus? |
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| January 8 |
| Syria sniper shot high when officers ordered him to kill
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| Arab League mission in Syria 'has only just started' |
| Iran elections: Duel at the top |
| Tariq Alhomayed: Assad running scared, but Arab League
has failed |
| David Ignatius: Obama closes the book on the 9/11 era |
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| January 7 |
| Turkey and Iran carve up a ruptured Arab world |
| Fareed Zakaria: Iran’s growing state of desperation |
| Expert: No end in sight for Syrian crisis |
| Arab spring uprisings reveal rift in Hamas over conflict
tactics |
| Arnaud De Borchgrave: Threats to watch in 2012 |
| Lawrence Haas: With the Muslim Brotherhood, Washington
risks sleeping with the enemy |
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| January 6 |
| Robert Rabil: Why U.S. must step carefully in Syria |
| Foaud Ajami: America and the Solitude of the Syrians |
| Hasan Afif El-Hasan: Who Are the Palestinians |
| Analysis: Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long |
| Political role for militants worsens fault lines in Iraq |
| As Iraq Ignites, Cleric Seeks Gains |
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| January 5 |
| Islamist Terror Network Gains Strength in Africa |
| Analysis: Doubts over Syria rebel army after escalation
threat |
| Second warning: Iran says US warships in Gulf spawn
‘turbulence’ |
| Work as usual for U.S. warship after warning by Iran |
| Patrick Seale: Is War with Iran a Serious Option? |
| Hamas and the Brotherhood: Reanimating History |
| Iraq: Political Immaturity and the Prospect for Positive
Change |
| Rami Khouri:The Critical Moment for Palestinian Unity |
| Analysis: Nuclear fuel test won't hasten Iran bomb:
experts |
| Tensions are building up on Syria's borders - report |
| Sunni versus Shia: The Middle East's new strategic
conflict |
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| January 4 |
| Deborah Amos:
Syrian uprising raises the specter of sectarian war |
| Overtures to Egypt’s Islamists reverse longtime
U.S. policy |
| Why Iran's currency dropped to worst low in two decades |
| As Israelis and Palestinians talk, the rise of a
political Islam alters the equation |
| The mutating al Qaeda threat: Terrorists are adapting and
expanding |
| Daniel Pipes: South Sudan, Israel’s new ally |
| James Kirchick: It’s time to tip the scales in
Syria |
| The Taliban: Opening offices and options |
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| January 3 |
| The Middle East in 2012 |
| Syria: Arab mission chief a lightening rod for criticism |
| Britain gearing up for bloody attack on Syria: Report |
| Syria falsely claims identities of exiles exposed:
Report |
| Abdullah Al-Otaib: Iran and the Saudi Shiites |
| Mshari al-Zaydi: General, go back to Khartoum! |
| Tariq Alhomayed: We do not and will not understand! |
| Matthew Kaminski: Arab democracy is the best bet for a
Muslim reformation |
| Raghida Dergham: The Dangerous Upcoming Year after the
Arab Spring |
| 2012: The Year of Counter-Revolution? |
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| January 2 |
| 2012 preview: Worse is likely to come in conflict zones |
 Intervention
in Syria? An Assessment of Legality, Logistics and Hazards |
| Uri Avnery: How Israel helped Islamist movements flourish |
| US, Israel discuss triggers for bombing Iran |
| Assad will fight from new mountain fortress if civil war
engulfs Syria : Report |
| Barry Rubin: The “Arab Spring” and Its Impact
on Israel |
| Paul Vallely: The Syrians have lost their fear. Is it
time for a no-fly zone? |
| John Kiriakou: It's Time for Turkish Leadership on Syria |
| Issandr El Amrani: Sightings of the Egyptian Deep State |
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| January 1 |
| Bonfire of dictators: How come they lasted so long? |
| Are we witnessing the final disintegration of Iraq? |
| Islamic scholar casts a skeptical eye on the emerging
Egypt |
| A year of Arab bravery: How acts of personal heroism
brought tears to correspondent's eyes |
| Who's who in Iraq after the US exit? |
| Nick Cohen: The west has a duty to intervene in Syria |
