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July 5, 2013

Politics and Government
Egypt’s Civilians Should Control Military

This article was originally published here at Politico.com on Thursday, July 4, 2013. For the millions of Egyptians celebrating President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, the military’s move promises a brigh…

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

July 15, 2013

Algeria
Middle Eastern Mad Libs: “Egypt is ____________”

After the January 25 uprising, uninformed observers asked “Is Turkey the ‘model’ for Egypt?” or “Will Egypt follow Indonesia’s path?”  Comparisons are always useful in the effort to explain how the w…

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

August 18, 2014

United States
Washington Can’t Solve the Identity Crisis in Middle East Nations

I published the following piece in the Outlook section of Sunday’s Washington Post. I hope you find it interesting and useful! Yes, Nouri al-Maliki stubbornly refused to govern inclusively in Iraq. …

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

December 3, 2018

Turkey
The Vulgar Marxism of Middle East Punditry

For political activists in the Muslim world, it's not just the economy, stupid.

Unemployed graduates shout anti-government slogans during a protest, to demand the government to offer them jobs, in front of the parliament headquarters in Cairo, March 27, 2016, where Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail was speaking
Article by Steven A. Cook Middle East Program

September 12, 2013

Egypt
Return to the Bad Old Days

This article was originally published here on ForeignPolicy.com on Thursday, September 12, 2013.  In October 1990, extremists affiliated with the terrorist organization Egyptian Islamic Jihad raked …

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