News and Analysis (6/18/07)

While respected anti-war conservative academic challenges the emerging bi-partisan consensus that further American military adventurism will instigate reform in Muslim societies, and sees only reform only “coming from within” other experts find that occupation of Iraq and support for the authoritarian status quo is destabilizing the Middle East 

• More Troops, More Troubles (Los Angeles Times) 

• The US Role in Mideast Travails (Christian Science Monitor) 

US strategy co-opting local Sunni militias to fight Al-Qaeda is met with resistance from Kurdish and Shi’a legislators: 

• U.S. Strategy on Sunnis Questioned (Washington Post) 

Turkish polls find public and business leaders prefer a Justice and Development Party-led government: 

• Turkey: Ruling Islamic-Rooted Party Will Win Elections, Survey Shows (Adnkronos International) 

After democratically elected Hamas-led government is purged from power, new Fatah-led emergency government begins receiving aid from EU again: 

• Middle East: EU to Resume Aid to Palestinians Says Solana (Adnkronos International)

Alejandro

Alejandro Beutel is program assistant for the Minaret of Freedom Institute with expertise in religious freedom, democratization and security issues.