Egypt's Revolution: Dark days -- The Economist
THE Muslim Brotherhood, amidst widespread public anger, wanted to mark the second anniversary of Egypt’s revolution by planting 500,000 trees, helping a million hospital patients and renovating 2,000 schools. Instead, the country looks like it is falling apart. Tear gas swirled through the windows of the posh hotels surrounding Tahrir Square. Ten people were killed during anti-government protests in Suez. In Port Said riots sparked by a court ruling left 35 dead. On Sunday night, the president, Mohammed Morsi, declared a state of emergency in those two cities and Ismailia, promising that any further unrest would be dealt with even more harshly.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
BP and ExxonMobil take up opposite sides of the front lines in Iraq -- Steve LeVine, Quartz
U.S. military role in Mali not far off -- DeWayne Wickham, USA Today
A Glimpse into a Mysterious African Dictatorship: Is Eritrea on the Verge? -- William Lloyd George, Time
Gaddafiphilia: A perverse nostalgia takes hold in the West. -- Fouad Ajami, Daily Beast
Why Is Obama Bragging About Egypt? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
North Korea Tests China and the World -- Shim Jae Hoon, Real Clear World
Exposing the Gulags of North Korea -- Bethany Mandel, Commentary
Erdogan's Kurdish Issues -- Morton Abramowitz and Jessica Sims, National Interest
The Icesave Saga: Icelanders don't have to pay for British and Dutch bailouts after all. -- Wall Street Journal
Should the E.U. Stick Together? -- New York Times
Could Queen Elizabeth Abdicat
U.S. military role in Mali not far off -- DeWayne Wickham, USA Today
A Glimpse into a Mysterious African Dictatorship: Is Eritrea on the Verge? -- William Lloyd George, Time
Gaddafiphilia: A perverse nostalgia takes hold in the West. -- Fouad Ajami, Daily Beast
Why Is Obama Bragging About Egypt? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
North Korea Tests China and the World -- Shim Jae Hoon, Real Clear World
Exposing the Gulags of North Korea -- Bethany Mandel, Commentary
Erdogan's Kurdish Issues -- Morton Abramowitz and Jessica Sims, National Interest
The Icesave Saga: Icelanders don't have to pay for British and Dutch bailouts after all. -- Wall Street Journal
Should the E.U. Stick Together? -- New York Times
Could Queen Elizabeth Abdicat
Why Is Obama Bragging About Egypt? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
North Korea Tests China and the World -- Shim Jae Hoon, Real Clear World
Exposing the Gulags of North Korea -- Bethany Mandel, Commentary
Erdogan's Kurdish Issues -- Morton Abramowitz and Jessica Sims, National Interest
The Icesave Saga: Icelanders don't have to pay for British and Dutch bailouts after all. -- Wall Street Journal
Should the E.U. Stick Together? -- New York Times
Could Queen Elizabeth Abdicate? -- Jean-Nicholas Fieve, ABC News
Foreign Aid: Money Down A Rat Hole? -- Mike Patton, Forbes
ObamaLeaks in the White House -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post
Fracking means a new Middle East -- Arthur Herman, New York Post
North Korea Tests China and the World -- Shim Jae Hoon, Real Clear World
Exposing the Gulags of North Korea -- Bethany Mandel, Commentary
Erdogan's Kurdish Issues -- Morton Abramowitz and Jessica Sims, National Interest
The Icesave Saga: Icelanders don't have to pay for British and Dutch bailouts after all. -- Wall Street Journal
Should the E.U. Stick Together? -- New York Times
Could Queen Elizabeth Abdicate? -- Jean-Nicholas Fieve, ABC News
Foreign Aid: Money Down A Rat Hole? -- Mike Patton, Forbes
ObamaLeaks in the White House -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post
Fracking means a new Middle East -- Arthur Herman, New York Post