Retired Egyptian General Talks about Egypt’s Battle with Islamic Insurgents
Lieutenant General Magdy Shehata claims terrorists loyal to the Islamic State group receive backing from Israel.
Morsi’s Death Sentence: Death Sentence for the Arab Spring?
Morsi’s death sentence signifies the end of one iteration of the Arab Spring, but the outcome of the next could be vastly different.
Fighting for Survival in the Sinai: Egypt’s Convenient War
Sisi’s promised campaign of yet more security solutions will hardly ease Sinai’s burden or bring an iota of hope to its disheartened people.
ISIS, Militarism, and the Violent Imagination
Militarist geopolitics seems destined to lead to yet another Western catastrophe in the tormented Middle East.
Fearing Political Islam: Why Arabs Betrayed Gaza
An alliance of sorts was founded between several Arab countries and Israel to ensure the demise of the resistance in Gaza.
Egypt Election: A Vote in a Game of Charades
Egypt is near an election whose outcome is supposed to determine the coming leadership of a country that has been on a political roller coaster.
Imperiled Polities: Egypt and Turkey—Two Visions of Democracy
The Meaning of a 98.1% Vote In mid-January, there was a vote in Egypt as to whether to approve a constitution drafted by a 50-person committee appointed by the interim government put in place after the military coup carried out...
