The Arab spring will pass into another summer and whether it will be long and parched or agenial transition to mellow fruitfulness will depend on how healthy a balance can be achieved between the conflicting goals and expectations of numerous players.
His profile rose with it, and he came to be seen, in some eyes, as more Woody Allen than Gordon Gekko--a genial, funny, regular guy whose self-deprecating style masked a sharp intensity and a knack for nasty infighting when necessary.