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The real questions for Egypt In an interview with Ezzat Ibrahim, John L. Esposito*, a leading American scholar of Islamic affairs, examines the aftermath of the upheavals of the Arab Spring and the rise of the Islamists in Egypt and Tunisia Al-Ahram, 29 December 2011 - 4 January 2012; Issue No. 1078What was your reading of the results of the first rounds of the Egyptian parliamentary elections?

How Obama Can Fix U.S.-Pakistani RelationsHelping Islamabad Through The Democratic Transition Hassan Abbas; Foreign Affairs; December 21, 2011 The U.S.-Pakistani relationship has become defined by mutual dissatisfaction and by impatience on both sides. The November 26 NATO operation in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area, which led to the deaths of more than two dozen Pakistani soldiers

"The Exaggerated Threat of American Muslim "Homegrown" Terrorism" Policy Brief, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; December 14, 2011; Author: Risa Brooks This policy brief is based on "Muslim 'Homegrown' Terrorism in the United States: How Serious Is the Threat?" which appears in the fall 2011 issue ofInternational Security. BOTTOM LINES A Common

Rice reveals all about Benazir-Musharraf NRO deal Says Musharraf was imposing martial Shaheen Sehbai, The News, December 15, 2011 WASHINGTON: The big official secret of the NRO deal, brokered by the United States between then President Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto, has been revealed in full detail by its sponsor, the former US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, in her

Islamic Parties in Pakistan Asia Report N°21612 Dec 2011   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The ability of Pakistan’s radical Islamic parties to mount limited but potentially violent opposition to the government has made democratic reform, and by extension the reduction of religious extremism and development of a more peace­ful and stable society, more challenging. This is a reflection

History Lessons From Karbala By Dr. Hassan Abbas, AfPak Channel at Foreign Policy, Sunday, December 11, 2011; Asia Society, Monday, December 12, 2011 The idea of defiance against tyranny and oppression owes a great deal to Hussain ibne Ali, the hero of the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. With just 72 valiant followers and family members, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad faced the military might

Why Pakistan still needs U.S. assistance By Jane Harman and and Robert M. Hathaway,  Washington Post, December 1, 2011 Pakistan will soon have the fifth-largest population in the world. It already has the seventh-largest army and is close to overtaking Britain as the fifth-largest nuclear power. The country’s location, demographic heft, military might, nuclear weapons capability and links to