Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.

America was not founded to improve health care or housing; it was founded for freedom.

During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.

For the entire first term, Obama and his people blamed Bush for everything - which is another way of saying they felt Bush and the Bush years were the inescapable reference point for everything they were themselves doing.

The Obama administration has vastly expanded the use of armed drones and concentrated a great deal of diplomatic effort on building and maintaining alliances that share information about terrorists, provide access to get near them, and then strike against them.

There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro.