
A Sunni-Shia Bridge Too Far
May 5, 2014 & reflect on Iraq's election and the prospects for a sectarian rapprochement in Iraq and elsewhere in the Muslim world.
Ali A. Allawi, Iraq’s Minister of Trade and Minister of Defense (2003-2004), is Research Professor, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore. His most recent book is Faisal I of Iraq.
May 5, 2014 & reflect on Iraq's election and the prospects for a sectarian rapprochement in Iraq and elsewhere in the Muslim world.
After a gradual decade-long democratization process, Myanmar’s military seized power again in February and is waging a ruthless crackdown against unarmed civilian protesters. A major escalation of the ongoing turmoil – civil war is a growing possibility – would have implications far beyond the country’s borders.