The Arab Spring has dramatically changed the alignment of forces in the Middle East and North

separating the secular and the religious. By the 17th century, he wrote, Christians basically

The attractiveness of cooperation with Russia in the eyes of the elites of Arab countries and the

democracy can only win in a small urbanized Arab country. The general rule of a systemic democracy is

trying to help.” As for the longer term, Summers said the risk remained of “ secular stagnation

Moscow’s active participation inregional affairs isanindispensable attribute ofagreat power capable ofdefending its idea ofjustice onaglobal scale. Atthe centre ofthese ideas isthe moral imperative ofpreserving state sovereignty asthe only factor guaranteeing stability and cooperation ininternation

The most striking of the new phenomena has been the triumph of Islamic parties – in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and perhaps one day in Yemen and Syria as well. We don’t yet know how the Islamists will behave in government.

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The year 2024 could prove to be a particularly pivotal moment in determining the future of the international system. How the international community navigates the treacherous challenges posed by a world transitioning from a bipolar one to what appears to be a yet-undefined multipolar one will be key

TEL AVIV— Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he led his Arab party into Israel’s