How NOT to overthrow dictators....

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http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110711-libya-and-problem-hague?utm_source=freelist-f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20110712&utm_term=gweekly&utm_content=readmore&elq=b4ae648d1058450394404a2fd1874416

Curse of Genghis Khan?

On Mongolia:


"Sandwiched between a rising, authoritarian China and an often pugnacious and, in these parts, still very powerful Russia, Mongolia is the only nation in the vast expanse of territory conquered by Genghis Khan in the 13th century that holds regular elections and lets power pass peacefully between rival parties."


To be fair South Korea is now a democracy as are modern Poland and Turkey, parts of which fell to the Mongols.


Read more here
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/06/20/what_can_obama_learn_from_genghis_khan

Al-Jaz on Coptic-Muslim Relations in Egypt

Good read on sectarian issues in Egypt

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/06/201163904835903.html

Nial Ferguson On Egypt's Economy

Living here in Cairo these days I'm far more worried (at present) about Egypt's economic future than its political future.

Nial Ferguson On Egypt's Economy

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-06/niall-ferguson-on-egypts-stock-market-plunge-the-revolution-blows-up/2/

Gen. MacArthur On Catholicism in Japan

Hilarious article on Gen. MacArthur's plan to plant religion in postwar Japan. His pick?

"Based on his experience in the Philippines, MacArthur believed the Catholic Church could find particular appeal because the tradition of seeking absolution for one's mistakes or misdeeds "appeals to the Oriental," they reported."


Read more here 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/03/japan-religion_n_871172.html

How the French Lost Africa

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/05/how-france-lost-africa-to-the-us/239646/

Currency Competition in Europe

Small town in Galacia is using the Peseta along with the Euro! I love currency competition!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12657225