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March 23, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Repression Deepens in Egypt

Repression in Egypt keeps getting worse and worse.  It has become so noticeable that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid of Jordan, actually spoke about it--something that doesn’t …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 11, 2023

Sudan
Credibility in Short Supply in Sudan

Champions of democracy in Sudan should be wary of promises from junta leaders to give up political power.

Signatory parties stand and raise green signed copies of the agreement between military rulers and civilian powers in Khartoum, Sudan on December 5, 2022.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

February 10, 2014

Egypt
Egypt and The Exigencies of Self Preservation

Last week, a knowledgeable and respected DC-based Egypt expert commented that Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al Sisi is “just a cog in the machine.”  It is not at all clear what exactly this means.  If t…

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

July 26, 2015

Middle East and North Africa
Where is Egypt Heading?

The past week has brought two interesting comments on the situation in Egypt. The first is from Robert Springborg, formerly of the Naval Postgraduate School, and appears on the web site of the Middl…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

October 2, 2013

Turkey
Egypt and Turkey in Hyderabad

London—I am wiling away time at Heathrow before my onward flight to DC.  I’ve just come in from Hyderabad, the last stop on my Indian odyssey.  The city is a very interesting place.  Hyderabad was ne…

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