Friday, July 12, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 12, 2013



Was The Military Ouster Of Morsi A Coup... Or Not? -- Andre de Nesnera, Voice of America

WASHINGTON — On July 3, the Egyptian military ousted the democratically elected president and senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Morsi. He was deposed after a year in power, and three days after millions of Egyptians took to the streets protesting the way he ran the country.

Mirette Mabrouk, with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, said Morsi accumulated power to himself, refused to take any advice and wouldn’t work with anyone else - in short, said Mabrouk, he did a dreadful job.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Money to Meddle: Can the wealthy powerbrokers of the Persian Gulf create the Egypt they want? -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

The Salafi Awakening -- Daniel Byman and Zack Gold, The National Interest

Assad’s narrative is making headway -- Michael Young, The Daily Star

Obama’s feckless Syria policy is likely to fail -- Washington Post editorial

The Battle over Turkey’s ‘Tahrir Square’ Continues -- Mustafa Aydin, PJ Media

The white Afghan elephant. A palatial headquarters consigned to rubble -- Washington Times

Afghanistan, next frontier of conflict for Pakistan and India -- Ghanizada, Khaama Press

As US eyes retreat in Afghanistan, it must listen to Malala -- Christian Science Editorial

China's New Leaders Are Hedging, Not Reforming -- Minxin Pei, Real Clear World

Secure the Sahara, if you can -- The Economist

Can South Africa's ruling party survive the loss of its global icon? -- John Campbell, Christian Science Monitor

Latvia and the Euro: Meet the EU's Newest Tax Haven -- Stefan Schultz, Spiegel Online

The IMF’s dreary report card -- Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post

The CIA and a Secret Vacuum Cleaner -- Adam Goldman, AP

Girl Rising: Mahala Fires Up a New Generation -- Spiegel Online

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