Will UN sanctions bring down the Gaddafi regime in Libya?
A. While the sanctions approved last week by the Security Council are unprecedented in scope and real-time urgency, they are unlikely to have any short-term effect on the Libyan leader, his family and supporters.
How would you describe the past week's revolutionary developments and regime responses to them in the Middle East, in terms of Israeli and American interests?
Egypt: the aftermath
Alpher discusses the possibilities, role of intelligence, declaration of new elections in the West Bank, and whether there is a broader, "civilizational" meaning to what has happened in Tunisia and Egypt.
In addition to questions related to the ongoing Egyptian unrest, Alpher discusses the appointment of General Benny Gantz as the IDF's twentieth chief of staff after months of tumult and controversy.
