A number of analysts and scholars of the Middle East have argued that the revolutions and uprisings taking place in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and Syria are the first of their kind to take place in the region.

There are lots of reasons why China invests in authoritarian regimes. And if any of the world's toughest dictators passes away in 2013, we may be able to see how much China's financial investments pay off in political influence.

However, how much longer can the regime sustain itself on gruesome tactics when the numbers of resistors have grown exponentially and will only continue to increase?

The spirit of Tahrir Square still lives, but the courageous women and men who took the risks cannot prevail without significant cross-border cooperation and civic foundation-building assistance.

For Libyans who have risked their lives in the name of democracy, the fates have engineered a beneficent reversal as radical as any in history. It's unclear, however, what the ultimate outcome of the allies' intervention will be for democracy.

It's time for Israel to stop wavering between the theory that it needs to rely on autocratic regimes in the Arab world. Betting on democratization is the only viable choice -- despite the uncertainty involved.

The U.S., a long-time supporter of Egypt's military, must make it clear that we will not tolerate the use of American weapons to prop up any more authoritarian regimes in Egypt.

In the context of unfolding events in Egypt and throughout the region, Woodrow Wilson offers an important lesson for President Obama and his administration.

The Obama administration, and the rest of the world, must get used to the idea that there is a new Egypt and a new Middle East. The old order that was so comforting to Washington is over.

While a narrow view of what constitutes democratic government has periodically impeded U.S. foreign relations, particularly in Asia and the Middle Eas...

Turkey's vote on Sunday further strengthened its credentials as a model of capitalist democracy in the Muslim world -- a model the West needs to promote as an antidote to extremism.

AMONG international outrages, depriving citizens of personalized maps seems far down on the list. Still, that was the condition put on the introduc...

Instead of showcasing the creativity, diversity and openness of American society, we have been arrogantly lecturing the rest of humanity about freedom and democracy.