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The Wounded Presidency, Part Two

The Nixon and Clinton cases show that while those presidents occasionally breached the barrier between domestic politics and foreign policy, they knew that they shouldn’t. Trump has no such compunction.

Timothy Naftali

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Presidential Impeachment Jan 29, 2020 Comment

The Wounded Presidency, Part Two

The Nixon and Clinton cases show that while those presidents occasionally breached the barrier between domestic politics and foreign policy, they knew that they...

Timothy Naftali

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Comment

The Unwanted Wars

The question facing the United States in the Middle East is not whether it wants to engage or disengage, but rather how it should choose to engage—diplomatically or...

Robert Malley

Rifles and rifts: Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, December 2018

Democratization September/October 2019 Review Essay

An American in Cairo

Lisa Anderson reviews Peter Hessler's account of postrevolutionary Egypt.

Reviewed by Lisa Anderson

Civil Society Jun 10, 2019 Snapshot

What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt

As Algeria and Sudan take their first tentative steps toward democracy, they can draw on lessons from Egypt's 2011 revolution to help keep their own transitions on...

Killian Clarke

Education Mar 22, 2019 Snapshot

Is There a Future for American Universities in the Middle East?

Pompeo's fiery speech at the American University in Cairo in February triggered a faculty uprising against the university administration and trustees. Painful as it...

Lisa Anderson

At the American University in Cairo, Egypt, January 2019

Sisi Oct 22, 2018 Snapshot

To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary

Rights groups and others have called for Sisi to allow competitive elections, but his regime is unlikely to accede to such demands. Activists and governments would be...

Bruce Rutherford

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a military ceremony in Paris, France, November 2014

Ideology September/October 2018 Review Essay

Muslim Brothers

Gamal Abdel Nasser and Sayyid Qutb are usually remembered as bitter enemies and representatives of two sides of Egypt's most intractable political divide. But in his...

Reviewed by Shadi Hamid

Campaigns & Elections Mar 23, 2018 Snapshot

Egypt’s Sham Election

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s victory in the upcoming election is all but assured. His brutal repression of dissent, however, may have irreparably damaged...

Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne

Defense Policy Jan 4, 2018 Snapshot

Egypt First

Sisi is leading Egypt away from its traditional allies and toward a more independent—and uncertain—future.

Michael Wahid Hanna and Daniel Benaim

Sisi speaks to the press after a meeting with Putin, December 2017.

Domestic Politics Aug 21, 2017 Snapshot

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Fatal Mistake

Of the many strategic misjudgments that the Brotherhood made during Egypt’s short-lived “Arab Spring,” the Brotherhood’s belief that it could out-mobilize the regime’s...

Eric Trager

ISIS Jun 20, 2017 Snapshot

Do Copts Have a Future in Egypt?

Egypt's Coptic Christians are a scapegoated minority that has become the target of ISIS attacks in recent months. They are facing the systematic destruction of their...

Nina Shea

A nun cries as she stands at the scene inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral following a bombing, December 2016.

Gender May 30, 2017 Letter From

The Suffering of Egypt’s Transgender Community

Transgender individuals in Egypt face a wealth of challenges, from difficulty obtaining basic treatment for gender dysphoria to discrimination from the police and...

Aya Nader

A woman walks along the sand dunes as the sun sets over rocks in the White Desert north of the Farafra Oasis, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, May 2015.

Security May 15, 2017 Snapshot

Egypt and Sudan’s Escalating Border Dispute

Calculating that the regional balance of power had changed in its favor thanks to improved ties with both Saudi Arabia and the United States, Khartoum asked Egypt to...

Maged Atef

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sits during a signing of agreements ceremony with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (unseen) at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, October 2016.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism May 10, 2017 Snapshot

Egypt's Failed War on Terror

Beyond what appear to be significant human rights abuses, to date Cairo has demonstrated a stunning lack of will and competence to eradicate ISIS from Egyptian...

David Schenker

An Egyptian military vehicle on a highway in northern Sinai, May 2015.

Security Apr 13, 2017 Snapshot

Sisi Is No Partner For the United States

The United States might share some short-term interests with Sisi's government—but backing him won't advance stability or prosperity in the longer term.

Meir Walters

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017.

Security Mar 24, 2017 Snapshot

Why Europe Is Floating Egypt's Navy

European states are selling military equipment to Egypt in the hope that arms deals will help Cairo secure Europe's southern borders.

Mohamed Soliman

From the Archives Mar 13, 2017 Snapshot

Sinai’s Suffering

After decades of relative calm, El-Arish, the capital of Egypt’s North Sinai province, has become a recruiting ground for the Islamic State (ISIS) as civilian...

Maged Atef

A woman who was displaced from the border areas of northern Sinai is seen near shacks on the outskirts of Al-Arish city, Egypt, May 2015.

Syria Feb 12, 2017 Snapshot

Egypt Picks Sides in the Syrian War

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s sympathy for his Syrian counterpart have been visible for years, but he is now finally admitting to it.

Oren Kessler

Democratization Jan 24, 2017 Snapshot

Stuck With Sisi

The current Egyptian government’s repression of its opponents is broader and more brutal, youth unemployment is higher, the economy is in dismal shape, and there is a...

Eric Trager

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a meeting of the Arab Summit in Egypt's South Sinai governate, March 2015.

Egypt March/April 2017 Response

O Brotherhood Where Art Thou?

Debating Sisi's Strategy

Ahmed Abu Zeid and Steven A. Cook

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi hold pictures of him after he was overthrown by the Egyptian army, Cairo, July 2013.

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What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt

Is There a Future for American Universities in the Middle East?

To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary

Muslim Brothers

Egypt’s Sham Election

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Fatal Mistake

Do Copts Have a Future in Egypt?

The Suffering of Egypt’s Transgender Community

Egypt and Sudan’s Escalating Border Dispute

Egypt's Failed War on Terror

Sisi Is No Partner For the United States

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Sinai’s Suffering

Egypt Picks Sides in the Syrian War

Stuck With Sisi

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