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...path of political reform and democratization in the Middle East, and even its final result, is still quite uncertain. One thing, though, is clear: a portion of the Arab street that for so long has been silent has been awakened. The shameful status quo that for so long has smothered the Arab world and the aspirations of its people is now being challenged in a way few imagined possible. It is premature to declare any sort of “victory,” and the Bush administration has rightfully been wary of premature optimism. Middle Eastern regimes have...
...synonym for civil chaos. But in recent weeks the mushrooming protest movement to eject Syrian troops from the country had begun to paint the Lebanese capital in a new light. Pundits wondered whether the protests presaged a wave of Eastern Europe-style pastel-shaded revolutions that would sweep aside Arab autocracy, and President Bush had warned the Syrians to leave in order that the "good democracy" of Lebanon could flourish unmolested. But a reality check came Tuesday in the form of a gigantic pro-Syria demonstration, which drew 500,000 people - more than seven times the largest crowd drawn...
...Hizballah's short-term priority, however, may be ensuring that Syrian withdrawal takes place not on the basis of Resolution 1559, which it rejects, but on the basis of the Taif Agreement brokered by the Arab League in 1989 to end the Lebanese civil war - which also mandates Syrian withdrawal, but does not require Hizballah's disarmament. Indeed, its success in fighting the 18-year Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, which ended in 2000, won Hizballah national acclaim across the political spectrum in Lebanon. (Today, it relies on a flimsier pretext for maintaining an army, claiming that it is fighting...
...talk, which was sponsored by the Belfer Center on Science and International Affairs at KSG, Shalom said the Middle East and Arab nations are undergoing rapid changes...
...What we are seeing in the Arab world today could be described as a political earthquake,” he said, reading from prepared remarks. “The repression of the past is today making way for a new dynamic...