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May 25, 2012

Egypt
How to Read Egypt’s Elections

Egypt’s next president is likely to be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood or a Mubarak-era figure. Either way, U.S. ties are likely to cool, says CFR’s Steven A. Cook.

Interview by Steven A. Cook and Bernard Gwertzman

June 28, 2011

Egypt
Egypt: Certainty and Zero Information

The "25" obviously refers to the January 25th uprising. "Horriya" means freedom. “ElBaradei met with the military for four hours last week.  They are preparing the ground to support him.” “Am…

Egypt: Certainty and Zero Information
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

January 31, 2013

Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Israel Strikes Syria, Egypt Seeks Unity, and Iran Upgrades Enrichment

Significant Developments Syria. Israel reportedly conducted an airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday for the first time since 2007, igniting protests from the Assad regime as well as Syria’s allies Ir…

A protester opposing Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi holds a homemade gun during clashes with riot police, along Qasr Al Nil bridge in Cairo on January 27, 2013 (Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

September 9, 2022

Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Guantanamo Bay: Twenty Years of Counterterrorism and Controversy

The U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has generated intense debate for two decades, raising enduring questions about national security, human rights, and justice.

A collage of surveillance photographs shows Guantanamo detainees.
Article by Jonathan Masters

November 20, 2019

Middle East and North Africa
The Legacy of the Arab Uprisings

Despite the 2011 series of anti-government protests across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), political uncertainty and instability persists in the region. Panelists discuss the legacy of the u…

Arab Uprising
Event by Thanassis Cambanis, Michele D. Dunne, Amy Hawthorne, and Abigail Hauslohner