Khashoggi: a Saudi dissident's disappearance and the 'Arab Winter'
On one level, it’s a mystery story, and very possibly a murder mystery. But the disappearance of one of Saudi Arabia’s leading dissidents carries a chilling message with wider echoes: that the vision of democracy, accountability, and free expression that ignited the “Arab Spring” street rebellions of nearly a decade ago has been beaten back and defeated.
So far, the United States and most other Western powers enthusiastic about the Arab
