RasoirJ, one of my favorite bloggers, has tried to make sense of the revolutionary fervor that has broken out in north Africa and the Middle East. This is particularly timely, given our policy salon with Henry Precht this evening and our visit to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon. Enjoy.
February 17 update: Why are we always surprised by how quickly autocratic regimes can be brought down? Joseph Wood considers that question here.
March 4 update: Today's Washington Post has a column, "Why the Mideast Revolts Will Help al-Qaeda," by Michael Scheuer, a former CIA official and security expert. Scheuer has some choice words for the "Facebook-obsessed, Twitter-addled West."
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