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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Serge Schmemann |Faisal Saleh |Emile Ameen |Mamdouh al-Muhainy
It was March 1994, more than two years after the Soviet Union disintegrated, and the debates within the US Embassy in Moscow were heated. Diplomats in the economic section, backed by the Treasury Department in Washington, argued ardently that radical free-market reforms were the only path for post-Soviet Russia, and that democracy would surely follow.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Emile Ameen |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Amir Taheri |Osman Mirghani
Is American democracy at risk? Two overarching complexes are closing in on it, threatening to strip the United States of its crown jewel- its very essence and the foundation it has been built upon since the Declaration of Independence. Americans have long taken pride in, and loudly championed, their liberal values. They regard democracy as the cornerstone of their republican tower.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Faisal Saleh |Emile Ameen |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Amir Taheri
The situation is developing rapidly in the Sudanese arena. Over the past two weeks, the army has made significant advances at the expense of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the states of Al-Jazira and Khartoum, shifting the balance of military power.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hanna Saleh |Hazem Saghieh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Mamdouh al-Muhainy
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Eyad Abu Shakra
Despite the importance of reaching a ceasefire in Gaza and southern Lebanon, and of that happening sooner rather than later, not many have argued that such a development would open the door to a conclusive peace. The fact is that the fighters themselves, in all of the conflict’s many fronts, do not see a ceasefire as anything more than a brief pause on a long and winding journey.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel
Every country has the right to set laws for everyone residing on its territory, including refugees. Even European countries have complained about this matter. However, can our region address the refugee question in isolation of reality or the bigger regional picture? I doubt it!Why this introduction? Let me explain.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Tariq Al-Homayed
Biden and his Democratic opponents are going through a period of discovering the other for who he really is. The first did not expect that they would be so unfaithful and ready to sacrifice and attack him, and they did not imagine that he would cling to power to this degree. The media tried to compliment Biden, but they were shocked by the debate, which revealed that they were betting on a losing horse and wanted to get rid of him.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Ross Douthat |Mamdouh al-Muhainy
There is a myth called "absolute security;" it is a myth because it was not possible in the past and will not be possible in the future. However, we know that, despite this, many myths in history became ideas and intellectual systems that govern nations and peoples, or inspired the establishment of political parties and movements.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Ross Douthat |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Jodie Ginsberg
The region has been living in chaos since October 7, 2023. Political irresponsibility has prevailed, as military escalation continues, undermining security and stability in the air, at sea, and even in the border areas of every Arab country. Everything has been used in our region: militias, drones, missiles, and propaganda. The only thing that is missing is a clear view of what is happening. The region’s current trajectory could easily ignite conflicts, but predicting their outcomes is difficult.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Ross Douthat |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Jodie Ginsberg |Hanna Saleh
My newsroom colleagues Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani have a lovely report this week about family-friendly policies in the Italian province of Alto Adige-South Tyrol, which has the highest birthrate of any region in an aging, depopulating Italy. Their story is a portrait not just of a particular policy matrix but also the culture that policy can help foster.
