شمال آفریقا

Given Algeria and Morocco's highly developed intelligence apparatuses, strong militaries, and common extremist foes, the United States should use its leverage with each country to sidestep renewed enmities and strengthen regional security.

Whether legitimate charges are announced or not, yesterday's arrest of a popular cleric will no doubt be another turning point in the relationship between the Tunisian government and local jihadists.

The paper's new Egyptian columnist has repeatedly appeared on Arabic media outlets expressing the kind of circular, paranoid reasoning normally confined to fringe blogs in the United States.

Although the new constitution is unlikely to catalyze upheaval in the short term, the changes being contemplated could have major implications for the role of religion and the military in Egypt's political life.

While potential pitfalls remain, Tunisia's future could be bright amid a region that appears to be regressing.

The recent suspension of U.S. aid to Egypt is a self-inflicted wound, but a flexible interpretation of the gesture and attention to Egypt's economic needs could soften its negative impact.

In an address otherwise filled with platitudes, Morocco's foreign minister signaled his government's belief that the United States and its Western allies are more deeply invested in security partnerships than in human rights issues.

The Moroccan government should be encouraged to adopt policies that preempt citizens from joining the Syrian jihad and deradicalize eventual returnees.

Too many journalists mistakenly view the Brotherhood as a normal political party rather than a highly secretive hierarchy whose most important figures often avoid the media completely.