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January 14, 2014

Egypt
Do Not Run, al-Sisi…Do Not Run

Gamal Mubarak or Omar Suleiman?  Omar Suleiman or Gamal Mubarak?  Not too long ago this was what many Egyptians and virtually any westerner  who had an interest in Egypt  were asking.   Everyone had …

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April 9, 2015

Iran
Neither Shocked nor Awed: The Arab Reaction to the Iran Deal

My research associate, Amr Leheta, wrote this terrific post on the Arab reaction to the framework agreement between the P5+1 and Iran. Enjoy! “The Nuclear Agreement…A Strategic Earthquake in the Mid…

Neither Shock nor Awe

October 21, 2015

Egypt
Interest and Intrigue in Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

H. A. Hellyer contributed this guest post on the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections. I hope you find it interesting. Egyptians voted this week for the eighth time in four years—ten if you count…

HellyerGuestPost

May 31, 2011

Defense and Security
U.S. Options in Libya

A Libyan boy protests Qaddafi's rule during Friday prayers in Benghazi. (Amr Dalsh/courtesy Reuters) CNN’s GPS blog has posted my assessment of the possible steps the United States could take if Qad…

A Libyan boy protests during Friday prayers in Benghazi.

December 9, 2011

Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Stonewalls and Iran Accuses

Anti-government protesters pray next to the bodies of people who were among the Sunni Muslims killed on Wednesday, in Hula near Homs November 2, 2011. Syrian activists said on Wednesday that security…

Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Stonewalls and Iran Accuses