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Report: Arabs Divided on Iran
February 25, 2013 | 10:43am
Arabs hold complex and sometimes conflicting views of Iran, according to a new report by the United States Institute of Peace a
Iran Ratchets Up Tensions over Gulf Islands
June 6, 2012 | 3:07pm
Ted Wynne
Longstanding tensions between Iran and its Arab neighbors are intensifying because of rival territorial claims over three strategic isl
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
