Will new tensions in the Middle East draw the U.S. into a major war?
As mediators try to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, the danger of escalation remains high.
Unpacking Israel’s deterrence strategy after Iran’s missile attack
A conversation with Boaz Atzili on Israel’s deterrence moves – and Iran's calculations
In the Middle East and North Africa, people are worrying about food
Five things to know from Arab Barometer’s latest survey
The Fed’s using all its emergency tools to prevent economic disaster. Here are 4 things to know.
It’s a signal that the pandemic could shock the global economy more severely than many realized
In 2011, Egyptians quickly tired of protest. Here’s why that matters for Sudan and Algeria.
New research suggests demonstrations eroded popular support for democracy during the Arab Spring
How the death of Egypt’s former president shows changing politics
The Egyptian government’s widespread violence toward the Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition parties is strengthening them.
Attempts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization have failed before. Why is it returning now?
Trump’s Middle East policy pattern shows disregard for the consequences.
Eight years after Egypt’s revolution, here’s what we’ve learned about social media and protest
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Bashar al-Assad’s international rehabilitation has begun
[caption id="attachment_82196" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 1, 2013, photo,
Egypt’s new political system of one: Its president
[caption id="attachment_76809" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Portraits of President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi
Beijing is taking on a broader financial role. Here’s why that matters.
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How did voters register their protest in Egypt’s presidential election?
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Two years ago nationalism sparked major protests in Egypt. Could it happen again?
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Egypt’s election is coming soon. The real battle begins afterward.
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Why Egypt’s oldest political party isn’t challenging President Sissi
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How states can wield ‘official Islam’ to limit radical extremism
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Everyone is taking sides in the Qatar crisis. Here’s why these four North African states aren’t.
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How Egypt wound up in the center of a Gulf Cooperation Council dispute on Qatar
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My Middle East politics summer reading picks
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How Egypt’s generals used street protests to stage a coup
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What the Qatar crisis shows about the Middle East
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Will Trump’s ‘principled realism’ let autocrats off the hook?
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Despite new limitations, Egyptian women are still active
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Hosni Mubarak is free again. What does this say about Egypt?
After six years of procedural and legal maneuvers, former Egyptian
An Egyptian court just struck down part of a repressive new law. Here’s what that means.
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How Twitter can empower opposition forces in authoritarian countries
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What to read this summer about the Middle East
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Here’s why Saudi Arabia is loosening its restrictions on women
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood faces a dilemma: Religion or politics?
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Why unarmed revolutions topple some dictators but not others
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The changing face of women’s political participation in the Middle East
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Why two islands may be more important to Egyptian regime stability than billions in Gulf aid
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Why Egyptians have mobilized against public sexual violence
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Why some (but not all) Middle East militaries stand by their leaders
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Why it’s wrong to say that the Arab uprisings failed
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Why did Egyptian security see Giulio Regeni as a threat?
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Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization or a firewall against violent extremism?
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Online activists support uprisings around the world. Here’s what we know about them.
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What has changed in the five years since Egypt’s police sparked a revolution — and what hasn’t
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Contrary to popular opinion, Egypt’s transition wasn’t always doomed to fail
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What was the Egyptian military thinking after the revolution?
[caption id="attachment_34882" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A pro-government protester chants slogans Jan.
Did the Arab uprising destroy the Muslim Brotherhood?
[caption id="attachment_34783" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of Mohamed Morsi and members
Why fear explains the failure of Egypt’s revolution
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Here’s what we know about how to help spread democracy
[caption id="attachment_33874" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: Egyptian women show their inked
Egyptian elections on Twitter, far more interesting than Egyptian elections
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Why are Salafi Islamists contesting Egypt’s election?
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When it comes to democracy, Egyptians hate the player but Tunisians hate the game
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Why Egypt’s new parliament will be born broken
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Who actually died in Egypt's Rabaa massacre
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Who actually died in Egypt’s Rabaa massacre
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The Middle East and East Asia: A tale of two economic trajectories
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Who is running the Egyptian state?
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Are Muslim countries really unreceptive to religious freedom?
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'Protest is always hopeful': Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa
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‘Protest is always hopeful’: Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa
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The politics of restoring Egypt's military aid
[caption id="attachment_23284" align="aligncenter" width="620"] In this Feb. 18, 2015 handout
The politics of restoring Egypt’s military aid
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How Egypt's coup really affected Tunisia’s Islamists
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How Egypt’s coup really affected Tunisia’s Islamists
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The Arab Thermidor
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News coverage of civil conflict is biased in both democracies and autocracies
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The future of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf
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Mutual escalation in Egypt
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Why Tunisia didn’t follow Egypt’s path
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Brotherhood activism and regime consolidation in Egypt
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Migrants in post-revolution Egypt
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The resurgence of Arab militaries
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Reflections on the Arab uprisings
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Arab youth activism for gender equality
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Is Libya a proxy war?
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The evolution of Islamism since the Arab uprisings
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Islamists and their charities
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Who’s afraid of an 'Islamic state'?
Trying to make sense of the patterns of alignments in
Who’s afraid of an ‘Islamic state’?
Trying to make sense of the patterns of alignments in
Avoiding old mistakes in the new game of Islamic politics
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Why Egypt’s military orchestrated a massacre
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Explaining the Arab uprisings
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Political science after Gaza
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What really made the Arab uprisings contagious?
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Sisi channels Salazar…whoever he was
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A new political dilemma for Egypt's ruling military
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A new political dilemma for Egypt’s ruling military
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The power to condemn elections?
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This is what Arab election season looks like in 2014
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Why do Egyptian courts say the darndest things?
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Saudi Arabia’s Muslim Brotherhood predicament
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How social media spreads protest tactics from Ukraine to Egypt
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How repressing the Brotherhood could have unintended consequences in Egypt
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Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think
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Morsi was No Role Model for Islamic Democrats
The following guest post is from UT-Austin political scientist Jason
This is Not the End of Islamism in Egypt: Beyond the Pro- and Anti-Islamist Divide
We welcome another guest post from Elizabeth Nugent, a PhD student in the
Egypt: What Comes Next?
The following is a guest post from Elizabeth Nugent, a PhD student
Subsidizing Peace
The following is a guest post from SUNY-Buffalo political scientist
2012 Egyptian Presidential Post-Election Report: President Asterisk
We are pleased to welcome back University of Texas-Austin political
Cross-National Diffusion of Protest
Why does protest that starts in one country sometime spread
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s Seat Bonuses Confirmed
More from Andrew Reynolds: Yesterday on the Monkey Cage I
Democracy and Islam in the Arab Elections
The following guest post is from revolutions expert Jack A.
Predicting the Results of Egypt’s Elections: Why the Electoral Rules do not Actually Favor the Muslim Brotherhood
Taking a break from forecasting the US Presidential elections, we
The Dictator’s Handbook III: The United States, Egypt, and Democracy
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are professors of
Overcoming collective action problems in Egypt
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