Domestic political ramifications of events in North Africa and the Middle East last week are under intensive scrutiny now as the presidential election of 2012 looms, but the events themselves challenge some other apparently popular assumptions. The death of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, elections in Tunisia and the announcement of the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq have focused attention on these regions, but events in Libya and Tunisia indicate the continuing effects of the "Arab...
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