Who to follow on Twitter for the latest developments in the ongoing nationwide protests against the Sudanese government.
Protests erupted in Khartoum after the government announced austerity measures. But is that the only reason why so many Sudanese are demonstrating?
The Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech by Tawakkol Karman is the smartest, most intense, and deeply moving things I have read about the Arab Awakening over the last year.
It can sometimes be overwhelming to keep up with the pace of events in the Middle East these days, so we at UN Dispatch thought we might put together this quick cheat sheet on the Arab Spring.
If Ambassador Chakkour's resignation ignites a widespread movement of Syrian diplomats, it could shake Russia and China from their hands-off approach to the Syria crisis and pave the way for eventual Security Council resolutions.
It seems almost to cliche to say it, but the Arab Spring is transforming into a violent summer.
The erratic manner in which the uprisings in the Middle East and elsewhere are being dealt with indicate that politics and national interests have driven the agenda and outcome of the G8 summit rather than a genuine desire to support democratic movements.
Nowhere in the Arab world today does the Obama administration face a policy dilemma as vexing as it does toward Bahrain.