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Barry Rubin
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February 18, 2011
Egypt Gets Its KhomeiniUp until now, the Egyptian revolution generally, and the Brotherhood in particular, has lacked a charismatic thinker, someone who could really mobilize the masses.
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February 17, 2011
American Pundits and Policymakers Don't Understand that Democracy Isn't Necessarily More ModerateWhat must be written in order to promote one's career in Washington or popularity in the Western world, and what must be written in order to understand the Middle East are two very different things.
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February 14, 2011
Fantasy and the Egyptian FutureIf one side is sophisticated and realistic while the other engages in fantasies, who do you expect to win?
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February 12, 2011
How Much in Egypt Has Really Changed? Less Than It SeemsThe story of Egypt is in a very real sense totally different from the narrative being portrayed today. The same regime is still in place. Only one man has left.
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February 10, 2011
Tariq's Tricks: How the West's Favorite Islamist Spins His WebThe recent op-ed in the New York Times by Tariq Ramadan is full of lies. Yet virtually no Western reader, no matter how suspicious of the Muslim Brotherhood, will notice any of them.
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February 8, 2011
Egypt After MubarakThe problem is not an Islamist Egypt in a year or two but a radical Egypt that will wreak havoc on regional politics
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February 6, 2011
The Obama Administration and the Middle East: A Half-Time AssessmentHow's that hope and change working out in the Middle East?
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February 4, 2011
America and the Middle East DictatorsHow many dictators is the United States supporting in the Middle East? How many are arrayed against us?
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October 4, 2008
Detecting Real HeroesWho your heroes are tells a great deal about you and your society. Americans like their heroes flawed but not shattered. It's good for the hero to be reluctant.
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May 13, 2008
Scary Signals: Obama's Ideology Hints At Dangerous PolicyOne of many scary things about Senator Barrack Obama is how mistaken his ideology makes him, even when he thinks he's getting it right