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So far, with his phenomenal hyperactivity, Sarkozy seems to have the four arms of the god Vishnu. It is not by accident that he has won over French voters. Sarkozy has skillfully used the media to trumpet the fulfillment of campaign promises such as tax reform, a tougher tack on...
That paradox is evident in foreign affairs. Sarkozy has declared European issues to be among his main diplomatic priorities, but he has approached them with nationalistic designs. Sarkozy played a central role in getting E.U. leaders to accept a simplified treaty in the place of a new constitution, for example...
Indeed, the Arabist version of Realpolitik raises the essential question about Iraq, the one that should have been asked before the invasion: Can the U.S. impose Western niceties-democracy, a constitution, a national army-on a noncountry divided into tribes and sects and family dynasties? My guess is that Petraeus...
To conservative supporters, the Guard's economic clout is neither new nor troublesome. Iran's constitution authorizes the military to play a peacetime economic role, and with the extensive engineering resources it amassed during the eight-year war with Iraq, it is only fitting, the thinking goes, for the Guard...
The constitution forbids anyone from simultaneously holding the positions of President and army chief, but Musharraf won a one-time pass from this law in 2002. That amnesty runs out in November and getting it renewed will not be easy: the Supreme Court then was not at odds with the...