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March 3, 2017

Religion
Weekend Reading: Islam and Liberalism, Lebanon’s Christians, and Turkey’s Dwindling Syria Options

Reading selections for the weekend of March 3, 2017.

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

March 15, 2016

Egypt
Egypt’s Black Market Blues

The Central Bank of Egypt devalued the Egyptian pound by 13 percent, which is a long overdue step, but daily life will get tougher for ordinary Egyptians in the short run.

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

September 29, 2014

Egypt
Hating Mubarak; Loving Sisi

Over the last few years, Egypt has become an object lesson in how narrow interests, greed, and politics can quickly undo noble ideas and aspirations. The time since former President Hosni Mubarak’s d…

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

January 21, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
Egypt’s Referendum

Egypt’s constitutional referendum this week should be no cause for celebration. It was not free and fair; the turnout did not suggest a consensus among Egyptians; and the future stability of Egypt is…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 15, 2013

Defense and Security
You Might Have Missed: Nuclear Iran, Drone Markets, and Terrorism

  “Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” International Atomic Energy Agency, November 14, 2013. Si…

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Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action