Tag: Obama

What Would Obama’s second term mean for the Arab World?

November 7, 2012

Barack Obama won the presidential race and will lead his country for four more years. Although the presidential race was very tight and some even ... Read More

Sadi Shanaah: “Arab Spring – People Wished to Reinterpret What They Perceive as Islamic Values.”

November 3, 2012

Interview with Sadi Shanaah, an influential Czech-Palestinian political analyst and director of INSAAN – ‘Czech-Arab Centre for Cultural Dialogue’, about the roots of the Egyptian ... Read More

A Quest for North Africa’s Economic Recovery: Lessons from Post-Communist Europe

November 2, 2012

In May 2012, leaders of the G8 countries met in France in order to discuss an eventual support of the ongoing revolutionary processes of the ... Read More

USA: the job growth, the tax hikes and voters’ expectations

October 31, 2012

The tight contest between Obama and Romney will finally come to an end on November 6th. However this week will be marked by the unveiling ... Read More

An Army of None, Ann Romney on the family’s military service

October 23, 2012

On the surface, she's a potent weapon in Mitt Romney's attack to unseat Barack Obama as US president. Loyal wife, doting mother and proud grandmother. ... Read More

Frenemies? Egypt’s Foreign Policy Recalibration

October 12, 2012

When, in 1949, Mao Zedong forced Chiang Kai-Shek's army to retreat from mainland China, thus consolidating the Communist Party's grip over the People's Republic, the ... Read More

Why the debate season is a “fraud on the American voter”

October 10, 2012

Presidential debates in America have been hijacked, creating the “charades devoid of substance, spontaneity and answers to tough questions.”  The October 3 debate leaves citizens ... Read More

White House discusses Al-Qaeda Threat in North Africa

October 2, 2012

The terrorist threat posed by Al-Qaeda’s branch in North Africa was at the center of secret meetings held lately by the White House, says the ... Read More

Will Egypt-US Relations Sour Over Aid?

October 1, 2012

US House lawmakers have blocked a $450 million emergency aid the Obama administration was planning to give to the new government of President Mohammed Morsi, ... Read More

French magazine cartoons: France fears violent backlash

September 22, 2012

France, fearing a backlash after a French satirical magazine published provocative cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, has decided to temporarily close on Friday its diplomatic ... Read More