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Panetta Predicts an Israeli Strike on IranIt's not every day that someone like the U.S. secretary of defense forecasts an ally's move but this just happened when Leon Panetta said that he believes, in the paraphrase of a Washington Post reporter, that "there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June." Thoughts on this unusual statement: Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | February 4, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (27) Are Egypt's Islamists Heading for a Fall?Terrified of the secular/modern/liberal demonstrators who made their presence known in Tahrir Square, as well as of the soccer hooligans, Mohamed Tantawi and Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces have forged a mutually beneficial relationship with the country's Islamists, thereby blocking their joint opponents from power. Very clever – but maybe too clever by half. Here's why: Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | February 4, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (2) The Middle East Forum: Strategy, not AdvocacyGiven the many excellent organizations dealing with Middle Eastern and Islamic issues, what niches does the Middle East Forum's fill? We provide strategic counsel, as opposed to advocacy or apologetics. To understand what this means, look at the Arab-Israeli conflict, which attracts particularly intense attention and vehement views. Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | January 31, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (2) Anarchy, the New ThreatThe scourge of the twentieth century was overly-powerful governments; could the looming problem of this century be too-weak governments?
Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | January 28, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (16) Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant RansackedEgypt Independent reports on vandalizing, looting, and fighting at the nuclear power plant being built at El-Dabaa, a town in the desert to the west of Alexandria. The account draws on an unnamed source at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy who
Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | January 16, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (8) Will No-Interest Banking Undo Turkey's Economy?That's the thesis implicit to David Goldman's analysis at "Recall notice for the Turkish model." After dubbing the Turkish economy a bubble that "is bursting, starting with the stock market and national currency," he makes this observation about the prime minister:
Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | January 10, 2012 | Permalink | Comments (3) L'Institut d'Égypte – In Memoriam
Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | December 26, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (92) Turkey & Israel – The End of the AffairMilitary relations have been at the core of the Ankara-Jerusalem entente. These took off in February 1996 when the two sides signed a military training agreement that had Israeli air force jets flying over Anatolia, making the Turks the first Muslim-majority people to establish a formal military link to Israel. Similarly, the end of the entente has just taken place. The decision by the Israelis to cancel a $141 million military deal signed with Turkey in 2008, out of concern that the Turks might deliver the state-of-the-art aerial intelligence system based on electro-optic sensors to enemies of Israel.
Comment: It's deeply unfortunate that the vagaries of Turkey's electoral politics permitted an Islamist party to dominate the country in 2002 – but at least the Israelis (and French) recognize this development, unlike the Americans, who persist in thinking all is well. (December 22, 2011) Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | December 22, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (14) Hezbollah and Hamas in DeclineIn their 30- and 25-year histories, Hezbollah and Hamas have gone from strength to strength, going from simple terrorist groups to major political force within Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. But now, with economic sanctions starting to bite in Iran and the government of Syria fighting for its life, they have both met hard times that could precursor a collapse or a split. Details: Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | December 21, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (3) The Slap Heard Around the WorldA year ago to the day, Officer Fadiya Hamdi slapped fruit vendor Mohammed Bouazizi across the face in the small Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, setting off upheavals that caused three seeming Arab dictators-for-life to lose power: Ben Ali of Tunisia resigned on January 14, Mubarak of Egypt resigned on February 11, and Qaddafi of Libya was killed on October 20. (In addition, Saleh of Yemen resigned on November 23 but that appears to be more a ruse to hang on to power than his really leaving office.) Continue to full text of posting... By Daniel Pipes | December 17, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (10) |
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