Middle East and North Africa in turmoil: Tracking the protests | The Washington Post. A Saudi perspective on the Arab uprisings. Editor's Note: Nawaf Obaid is a Senior Fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research & Islamic Studies based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He recently wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post entitled, Why Saudi Arabia is stable amid the Mideast unrest.
Previously, Obaid was also private security and energy advisor Nawaf Obaid to Prince Turki al-Faisal when al-Faisal was the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. By Nawaf Obaid – Special to CNN The Arab world faces a period of historic upheaval: The economic and social malaise that existed in Tunisia before the revolution remains, and there is no realistic plan to turn the situation around. Egypt's economy is in free-fall and the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to significantly increase its power through upcoming elections. Civil war in Libya and escalating violence in Yemen have cost thousands of lives and set back development by decades. A massive new missile defense system is in the works. Maroc. Bon appétit !
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