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November 23, 2011

Egypt
Egypt: Who Will Be The Prime Minister?

When Field Marshal Tantawi accepted the resignation of the Sharaf government yesterday, he did not announce a new prime minister. Why? Apparently the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) cannot…

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

November 22, 2011

Egypt
Habla Espanol, Mushir Tantawi?

Head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Tantawi (Amr Nabil/Courtesy Reuters). In a piece today at ForeignPolicy.com, I argued that the root of Egypt’s present troubles is a worldview o…

Head of Egypt’s ruling military council Field Marshal Tantawi.
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

September 20, 2011

Egypt
Egypt’s Identity Crisis

  An injured anti-government protester rests by a burned out bus, used as barricade, alongside the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square in Cairo (Yannis Behrakis/Courtesy Reuters)   This article app…

Egypt’s Identity Crisis
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

September 16, 2011

Turkey
Erdogan’s Middle Eastern Victory Lap

  Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf (R) and his Turkey counterpart Tayyip Erdogan walk after a news conference at the Prime Minister's office in Cairo (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters) The …

Erdogan’s Middle Eastern Victory Lap
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 13, 2011

Politics and Government
Egypt: Sectarian Tensions and Authoritarian Temptations

Egyptian Muslims look towards army soldiers trying to break up clashes between Christians and Muslims in downtown Cairo (Amr Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters) The sectarian violence that flared in Cairo earli…

Egypt: Sectarian Tensions and Authoritarian Temptations
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates