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December 1, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
"Terrorism" in Egypt

There are acts of terror in Egypt, and there are terrorists--including some linked to Al Qaeda and ISIS. But the government of President Sisi has decided to call every opponent, dissident, critic, a…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

May 30, 2017

Middle East and North Africa
‘False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East’

Steven A. Cook discusses his new book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East.

Play New Middle East
Event by Steven A. Cook and Richard Haass CFR Fellows’ Book Launch

May 13, 2015

United States
Leopoldo Lopez, Democracy, and the 2016 Presidential Race

Today at the Council on Foreign Relations we hosted Lilian Tintori, the wife of the Venezuelan political leader—and political prisoner—Leopoldo Lopez. With her were Lopez’s father and mother, and his…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

May 22, 2014

What Do Egyptians Think?

As Egypt approaches its election, what do Egyptians think about their country and its leaders? The Pew Research Center has offered a set of answers, based on polls taken last month and entitled "One…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

August 3, 2011

Guest Post: Libya’s Lessons for Global Governance

A Libyan man attends the Friday prayer near a courthouse in Benghazi. (Esam Al-Fetori/ Courtesy Reuters). After a mixed-bag of news coming from Libya this week, numerous questions have emerged regar…

Guest Post: Libya’s Lessons for Global Governance
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist