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Chávez in Moscow
Russia sees North Africa, Algeria and Libya especially, as a market for arms and a place into which Gazprom can potentially “expand” its influence over the European gas market. The Russian… more »
The Moor Next Door
Chávez in Moscow
Nouri wrote 14 hours ago: Russia sees North Africa, Algeria and Libya especially, as a market for arms and a place into which … more »
Algeria, Russia, and Europe
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Nouri wrote 2 days ago: In light of Jean-François Cirelli’s statements on Sonatrach’s importance to the Europea … more »
Algeria update
Nouri wrote 6 days ago: Some important news out of Algeria this week: In February I wrote that a possible reason that Alger … more »
A new kind of [American] leadership
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Nouri wrote 1 week ago: The predictable lack of coverage of the opening of the Union for the Mediterranean is symptomatic of … more »
My foreign policy platform
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Nouri wrote 1 week ago: If Barack Obama continues to speak about foreign policy in the way he did with Farid Zakaria this we … more »
Russian Gaming
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Nouri wrote 2 weeks ago: Russia’s frustrated response to the signing of the Czech-American missile defense agreement is … more »
A signpost to the new Senate - Greens, Heffernan and Joyce stand together
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Tim Hollo wrote 3 weeks ago: As we say a sad farewell to Kerry Nettle and the Democrats (you can read Bob’s valedictory spe … more »
Three
Nouri wrote 1 month ago: You will develop newfound sympathy for your predecessors in the Bush administration. There are a hun … more »
Short Story: "Sacred Honor"
gznork26 wrote 2 months ago: Know your limits. “Sacred Honor” by P. Orin Zack [05/19/2008] John Davis, the northern … more »
On Lebanon
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Nouri wrote 2 months ago: “I saw him without a gun, shooting at me, and his bullets pierced me just like all the other bulle … more »
From the Global Leadership Forum
Nouri wrote 2 months ago: Witness insight: There is no single narrative that can encapsulate the complexity of the Middle … more »
Zakaria on Rose
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Nouri wrote 2 months ago: Fareed Zakaria’s comments on Charlie Rose tonight are especially relevant. His comments on the … more »
Today's letter - why do you want war?
signab43 wrote 2 months ago: Dear Governor Schwarzenegger - Samantha Smith was a ten-year-old girl in 1982 when she wrote to Sovi … more »
A sensational cartoon
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Nouri wrote 3 months ago: As much as I respect Professor Lewis’s historical works, their quality has been on the decline … more »
The Battle of Tavregh Zeina
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Nouri wrote 3 months ago: More news from Mauritania. Word on the street is that two people have died and fifteen people have b … more »
How an Islamist made it free in Mauritania
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Nouri wrote 3 months ago: This week was interesting in Mauritania. Sidi Ould Sidna, accused of killing four French nationals i … more »
A silly debate on Arab summits
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Nouri wrote 3 months ago: This debate from al-Jazeera’s “The Opposite Direction” illustrates what is wrong w … more »
Wikipedia on Geagea
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Nouri wrote 4 months ago: The bio-box on the Wikipedia page for the notorious Lebanese Maronite warlord/militiaman Samir Geage … more »
Vote Otto in '08
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Nouri wrote 4 months ago: Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders on what the next administration’s foreign policy should … more »
