By Hala Droubi
Justice for Women in the New Sudans
Southern Sudanese women line up to vote in Juba on January 9, 2011, the first of seven days of referendum polling. (photo by Jenn Warren/USAID)
Tahrir Chronicle: Digging In
This is the third and final dispatch from Simon Baker, our correspondent in Cairo, as told to David Black of World Policy Journal over the course of several phone conversations.
Tahrir Chronicle: Perseverance
UPDATE: Sunday, Feb. 6, 3:24PM: After military authorities conviscated his passport earlier today, our correspondent in Tahrir Square asked the World Policy blog to remove his byline from previous posts and to publish his dispatches anonymously.
**Monday, Feb. 7: Baker has recouped his passport.
Tahrir Chronicle: A Sigh of Relief
By Simon Baker, as told over a series of phone conversations to David Black of World Policy Journal.
Hawks and Doves in Kurdistan
By Nathan Deuel
I travel every few weeks to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous zone in northern Iraq. Surrounded by low peaks, the city of two million hasn't seen serious violence in years, and most agree it's one of the safest places in an otherwise dangerous country. But it's still Iraq.
Taking the Gloves Off in Egypt
Above: Demonstrators standing on an army vehicle in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Courtesy of Wikicommons.
[The following post was originally published by The Mantle.]
By Shaun Randol
Alon Ben Meir – Egypt’s Future Rests on Military
Alan Ben-Meir argues Egypt's stability, political reforms and progress rest almost entirely in the hands of its military:
http://alonben-meir.com/articles/read/id/476
Ian Bremmer – El-Erian, Biggs, Sawiris’s Own Words on Egypt, Markets, (Bloomberg.com)
Ian Bremmer talks about Egypt's political unrest and the impact on global financial markets: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/66408472/