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No regime has an unlimited supply of political legitimacy.  Any government, democratic or non-democratic, needs to constantly read public opinion and to try to respond to people’s minimum expectations and demands. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News All is not well in Iran.

The glory days of the league during the era of Nasser are gone, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. Statements were made during last week's summit, but Arabs were not listening. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The glory days of the Arab League are long gone. Gone are the days when Arabs

The agreement is not a step toward normalization, says As`ad AbuKhalil.  Lebanon is split. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The U.S. managed to announce an agreement last week between Lebanon and Israel regarding the maritime boundary between the two countries, which should re

Volume 27, Number 294 — Saturday , October 22, 2022

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The war on Islamists has been, for all intents and purposes, a war on democratic rule, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News Governments in the Middle East (including that of Israel) have long used religion for political purposes. The West has alternated be

The U.S. president will be seen smiling with MbS and questions about Khashoggi’s murder, or the murder of other dissidents who were beheaded, will be dismissed in the name of “Arab-Israeli peace.” By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News President Joe Biden has embarked on a Mid

The repercussions of the open sectarian war sparked by the U.S. invasion of Iraq can still be felt throughout the region, says As`ad AbuKhalil, partly because of Iran's inaction. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News I still remember the reverberations of the Iranian revolution in t

Did Hizbullah really receive a devastating blow in the elections? As`ad AbuKhalil says the answer is not as simple as Western coverage makes it seem. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The gist of Western headlines about Lebanon's election earlier this month were the same: that

This is the year in which Erdogan decided to change course, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News It is now almost forgotten that Turkey used to lead the Arab people, or most of them.  For four centuries until WWI, Turkey was the dominant political force in