ArticlesFrom the Potomac to the EuphratesWeekend ReadingShareWeekend ReadingBy experts and staffPublishedJune 24, 2011 1:33 p.m.Steven A. CookCFR ExpertEni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa StudiesShare People swim in the Nile to cool off during a hot day in Cairo (Asmaa Waguih/Courtesy Reuters)