The way forward in the Middle East
If we can glean anything from the tumultuous events in the Middle East, it's that the despotic regimes of the region are - perhaps indefinitely - vulnerable to the revolutionary fervors they have viciously repressed for decades.
In the wake of the toppling of regimes in Tunis and Cairo, we in the West confront a situation in which the peoples of the Middle East finally may have gained the confidence to demand the fullest form of consensual government: democracy.
With events moving so rapidly, one cannot help but wonder: Is Damascus, Syria, or Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, or Amman, Jordan, next? Scenarios seem to abound by the day, each with complicated implications for American foreign policy.… Seguir leyendo »