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May 21, 2012

Politics and Government
A New Presidential Authority in Egypt

Below is my take on Egypt’s presidential elections, scheduled for May 23, originally published here on CFR.org. I hope you find it interesting.  Over the last sixteen months, Egypt has experienced w…

EgyptPrezElex
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 11, 2013

Middle East and North Africa
Understanding Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Why did the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt behave in ways that led to its removal from power so quickly--and with widespread public support for that move? Can the Brotherhood (or "MB") ever change, or i…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 20, 2012

Iran
Weekend Reading: Economic Challenges, Constitutional Lessons, and an Iranian Scenario

Adeel Malik and Bassem Awadallah comment on the economic challenges in a ‘post-Arab Spring’ Middle East. Abdel Moneim Said argues that the American ruling on sharia in Oklahoma may hold a lesson for…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

February 20, 2012

Egypt
The Baha’i in Egypt and Egypt’s Future

The Baha’i have long been under attack in Iran, as I have discussed on this blog. They have also faced a history of persecution in Egypt, under the Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak regimes. The Muslim Brot…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

April 3, 2017

Egypt
Egypt Goes From Bad to Worse: Under President Sisi, the Nation Longs for the Good Old Days of Mubarak

Five years after the Arab Spring, Egyptians under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are further from democracy than ever.

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates