home > by region > middle east > egypt
August 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Elliott Abrams argues that support for democracy and human rights should be present in U.S. foreign policy toward Egypt.
See more in South Korea, Human Rights, U.S. Strategy and Politics
August 19, 2009
Interview
CFR Mideast expert Steven A. Cook says Egypt and the United States have moved to end their estrangement but haven't made much progress in advancing Arab-Israeli peace.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 2009
Must Read
Project on Middle East Democracy report states that U.S.-Egypt relationship will be crucial to the policy approach of the Obama administration in the Middle East.
See more in Democracy and Human Rights
August 2009
Other Report
Egypt is now entering a period of political transition with the expectation that President Hosni Mubarak's almost twenty-eight-year tenure will shortly come to an end. This Center for Preventive Action Contingency Planning Memorandum assesses the possibility of a troubled leadership succession or an Islamist push for political power, the implications for the United States, and policy steps the U.S. government might take depending on what it determines as its broader policy objectives in Egypt.
November 1956
Essential Documents
Resolutions passed to promote a cease fire among parties involved in the Suez Crisis, and to establish the creation and placement of an international force to maintain the peace.
See more in Israel, International Organizations
June 3, 2009
Must Read
In a message aired on Al-Jazeera TV, al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden says "Obama is following in the footsteps of his predecessor, increasing the enmity of the Muslims."
See more in Middle East, Terrorism
June 3, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson asks, "In Cairo, will [President Obama] have anything to say to those fighting for human rights?"
See more in Middle East, Human Rights, Presidency
June 1, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Richard N. Haass discusses President Obama's speech in Cairo.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
June 1, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Elliott Abrams suggests that President Obama's speech in Cairo should focus on "freedom and the future."
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
May 31, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Steven A. Cook discusses President Obama's speech in Cairo.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics
CFR offers a variety of email newsletters about up-to-date CFR.org material on what’s happening around the world.
Enter your email address and click 'Go' to subscribe.
CFR Experts are based in CFR’s New York and Washington offices. Each expert's bio page contains his or her contact information, professional and educational history, links to publications and current research, a downloadable one-page biographical narrative, and a high-definition photo.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
Complete list of CFR Books
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Adjunct Senior Fellow
International Affairs Fellow in Residence
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Copyright 2009 by the Council on Foreign Relations. All Rights Reserved.
Global Economy 