Why Did U.S. Security Fail in Benghazi?
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz On the night of September 11, 2012, the American consulate in Benghazi, a revolutionary focus in liberated Libya, was attacked by terrorists. U.S. Ambassador John Christopher More...
The Egyptian Election and the Muslim Brotherhood
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz – On May 23-24, the “new Egypt” will hold its first presidential election. Voters will be presented with a daunting list of candidates, currently totaling 12 individuals, More...
Egypt convenes first parliament since ouster of Hosni Mubarak
Cairo (Egypt) – Egypt’s parliament convened Monday for the first time since former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster last year, with Islamists dominating the 498-seat chamber. The parliamentary More...
Global Tumult Enters Critical Central Asia
Column by Stephen Schwartz - December 2011 marked two momentous anniversaries. The suicide by burning of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, occurred on December 17, 2010, one year ago. The dissolution More...
The “Arab Spring” and Turkish Neo-Islamists – A Question and Three Observations
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - The transnational collective journey dubbed hopefully the “Arab Spring” has entered a new stage in its twisting trajectory. After the effervescent phase of “social networking,” More...
Tunisia Tests Arab Democratic Gains
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz The Tunisian Republic, where the “Arab Spring” began at the end of last year, has now passed the first test of democracy in the region undergoing upheaval since then. More...
The New Arab Revolutions: A Balance Sheet
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - Almost nine months have now passed since the inaugural chapter in Tunisia in December 2010 of the “new Arab revolts,” which came to be called “the Arab Spring.” More...
