Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters
As the world's only Jewish country celebrates its 65th anniversary, its survival still depends on one outcome: two viable states between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean.
Reuters
With the world watching other Middle East hotspots, the country's monarchy has continued suppressing anti-authoritarian dissidents -- and the White House has let it happen.
Andrew Burton/Reuters
At a time of severe U.S. cynicism about party politics, Burma's living symbol of resistance to dictatorship embraces it wholeheartedly.
AP
Why a wave of democratization will likely turn most or all of the region within a generation
Protracted, unprecedented democratic change is possible, but it won't be quick or easy
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