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The Washington Spectator
Nonprofit and reader-supported, the Spectator reports from the ground on the excesses of the public and private sectors that distort our politics and undermine democracy. Each … More
Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar at Yale University, is the author of The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World (New Press). Professor Wallerstein … More
Richard Bulliet
Richard Bulliet is Professor of Middle East History at Columbia University. He writes about Muslim religious politics in both the contemporary world and in earlier periods of … More
Rami G. Khouri
Rami George Khouri is an internationally syndicated political columnist and book author. He was the first director, and is now a senior fellow, at the Issam Fares Institute for … More
The Arab Weekly
From Europe to the Middle East, Asia, and North America, The Arab Weekly delivers the news and opinions that inform and shape decisions. We provide insight and commentary on … More
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