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The U.S. Must Side With Pro-Democracy Activists

July 13, 2012 Lawrence J. Haas The Californian

Recent developments in Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere have convinced skeptics that U.S. human rights promotion in the Middle East causes more harm than good by inciting instability — positioning the Muslim Brotherhood and other anti-Western forces to win elections or otherwise seize power.

Eurasia Security Watch: No. 263

July 12, 2012

King Abdullah takes another stab at reform;

Egyptian power struggle intensifies;

Free Syrian army requests international intervention;

The Palestinian Authority's (ongoing) financial crisis

South Asia Security Monitor: No. 295

July 12, 2012

U.S. eases sanctions on investment in Myanmar;

Pak protests over reopening of NATO supply lines;

Afghanistan declared a major non-NATO ally;

Taliban commander reveals frustration