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16 February 2012Maldives: Nasheed outpaced his people
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Despite recent regime changes and agitation in the Middle East, the international community's attention has been diverted from the Indian Ocean - via Maldives. After President Nasheed's forced resignation, the country is now in political turmoil. Tagged Under |
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7 February 2012Real battle in Egypt is not on the streets
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Though Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak ceded power to the Egyptian military in February 2011, the country still lives under an oppressive regime. Protests continue as Egyptians are demanding for presidential elections to happen right away. The real battle, however, is not on Cairo’s streets but within Egyptians. Tagged Under |
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6 February 2012Tunisia: a year of all dangers
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Tunisia is both the pioneer of the Arab spring and its greatest success so far. But even here the political and economic tests are acute, says Vicken Cheterian. Tagged Under |
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6 February 2012Where Will the Muslim Brotherhood Take Egypt’s Economy?
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After the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the following series of demonstrations in 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood appears to be the political alternative according to the recent polls. However, the Islamist party needs to build a strong economic policy to carry out the new changes they aim to bring. Tagged Under |
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