Contents contributed and discussions participated by micklethwait - CULF 3331: "Middle Eastern Revolutions"

Security Empowers Business - Blue Coat - 0 views

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Parent company of the firm in Egypt that set up the social media monitoring system for the Egyptian intelligence and security agencies.

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Russia, Egypt seal preliminary arms deal worth $3.5 billion: Agency - Economy - Busines... - 0 views

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EXCLUSIVE: Egypt Begins Surveillance Of Facebook, Twitter, And Skype On Unprecedented S... - 2 views

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Completely horrifying.

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Israel's N.S.A. Scandal - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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How ISIS Works - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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ISIS infographics supplies command services funding foreign fighters

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This map shows all the countries that have declared their independence from the United ... - 0 views

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What's in a Word? Confusion About U.S. Policy Toward Syria - 0 views

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UPDATED: Egypt activists Abdel-Fattah, Noubi, Metwali released on bail - Politics - Egy... - 0 views

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The Gaza Kitchen - 0 views

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Food interlude.

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Following Yale president's plea for free expression, student groups protest speaker @in... - 0 views

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Activist Mohamed Sultan sent to intensive care after 200-day hunger strike | Cairo Post - 0 views

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500 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Sinks In Mediterranean : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

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U.S. Government Assistance to Tunisia - 0 views

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World Atlas of Income Inequality - 0 views

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Comparisons of income inequality around the world.

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Libya's Investment With Goldman Ends in Losses, Acrimony - WSJ - 0 views

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This article explains some of the facts around the dramatic waste of Libya's Sovereign Investment Fund in 2008.

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Africa's hopeful economies: The sun shines bright | The Economist - 0 views

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From Dec. 3, 2011, as the Tunisian revolution is unfolding. I notice the comparative growth numbers: Libya is exploding at more than 10 percent annual growth (twice the rate of the US), while the band of central African nations see economic growth rates that are no doubt smaller than their population growth rates.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From Dec. 3, 2011, as the Tunisian revolution is unfolding. I notice the comparative growth numbers: Libya is exploding at more than 10 percent annual growth (twice the rate of the US), while the band of central African nations see economic growth rates that are no doubt smaller than their population growth rates.</div>

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