Beijing is taking on a broader financial role. Here’s why that matters. Daniel McDowell - June 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74511" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Beijing has begun to take on
How did voters register their protest in Egypt’s presidential election? Elizabeth Nugent - April 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72231" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Egyptian woman casts her vote
Two years ago nationalism sparked major protests in Egypt. Could it happen again? Jannis Grimm - April 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72193" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel
Egypt’s election is coming soon. The real battle begins afterward. Michael Hanna - March 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70268" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter holds a poster showing
Why Egypt’s oldest political party isn’t challenging President Sissi Sofia Fenner - February 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68920" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptians walk underneath an election campaign
How states can wield ‘official Islam’ to limit radical extremism Michael Robbins and Lawrence Rubin - November 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65731" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Worshipers arrive for Friday prayers at
Everyone is taking sides in the Qatar crisis. Here’s why these four North African states aren’t. Youssef Cherif - September 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63263" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left,
How Egypt wound up in the center of a Gulf Cooperation Council dispute on Qatar Karen Young - August 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FROM LEFT: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel
My Middle East politics summer reading picks Marc Lynch - July 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60598" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The sun rises in Cairo on July
How Egypt’s generals used street protests to stage a coup Neil Ketchley - July 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60579" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Egyptian man holds a newspaper