Eric Trager

Eric Trager is the Next Generation Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

No 'Happy Easter': The Muslim Brotherhood's Bizarre Religious Intolerance

No 'Happy Easter': The Muslim Brotherhood's Bizarre Religious Intolerance

Egyptian President Morsi and his party only get specific on random religious decrees, not policy. More »

Tired of the Brotherhood, Egyptians Want the Military Back—but Only Temporarily

Tired of the Brotherhood, Egyptians Want the Military Back—but Only Temporarily

Meanwhile, the country's armed forces are busy building a discount shopping mall in order to curry favor with citizens. More »

The Muslim Brotherhood's 213-Year Revolution

The Muslim Brotherhood's 213-Year Revolution

Some believe Egypt's uprising began on January 25th, 2011. The Ikhwan begs to differ. More »

Will Germany Confront Morsi's Holocaust Denial?

Will Germany Confront Morsi's Holocaust Denial?

The Egyptian president's trip to Berlin today is an opportunity for the West to call out worrying trends. More »

Obama's Big Egypt Test: Sinai

Obama's Big Egypt Test: Sinai

The lawless desert on Israel's border presents immediate risks -- and possible opportunities - for American interests in the region. More »

Beyond Gaza: The Foreign-Policy Implications of Morsi's Power Grab

Beyond Gaza: The Foreign-Policy Implications of Morsi's Power Grab

It's only a matter of time before the Egyptian president's domestic extremism extends to international relations. More »

Conflict in Gaza: The Egyptian President Plots a Dangerous Course

Conflict in Gaza: The Egyptian President Plots a Dangerous Course

Morsi is dispatching some of his country's top leaders to a war zone -- and risking, or maybe courting, a regional crisis. More »

The Gaza Invasion: Will It Destroy Israel's Relationship With Egypt?

The Gaza Invasion: Will It Destroy Israel's Relationship With Egypt?

The new Egyptian president is torn between the security establishment and the Muslim Brotherhood. More »

The Missing Obama-Romney Debate on Egypt

The Missing Obama-Romney Debate on Egypt

Neither candidate recommended a way to address the country's increasing radicalism and instability. How well do they really understand the problem? More »

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Sticks With Bin Laden

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Sticks With Bin Laden

Egypt's Islamist political party has sounded moderate after Mubarak, but has a statement about the al-Qaeda leader revealed another side of the group? More »

Struggling to Restart Egypt's Stalled Revolution

Struggling to Restart Egypt's Stalled Revolution

Activists and youth groups struggle against time and themselves More »

In a Divided Egypt, the Military and Islamists Play for Political Advantage

In a Divided Egypt, the Military and Islamists Play for Political Advantage

Five weeks after Mubarak yielded his presidency to the unified masses of Tahrir Square, Egypt's could-be revolution is a deeply divided mess More »

Is Egypt's Military Turning Against the Revolution?

Is Egypt's Military Turning Against the Revolution?

The army helped to oust Mubarak, but has since adopted some of his uglier tactics More »

The Muslim Brotherhood's Strategy in Egypt

The Muslim Brotherhood's Strategy in Egypt

Their game turns on anonymity - for now More »

Scenes From Egypt's Would-Be Revolution

Scenes From Egypt's Would-Be Revolution

Mubarak's notorious police stood down, but only for a few hours More »

After Tunisia, Is Egypt Next?

After Tunisia, Is Egypt Next?

Egyptian activists are hopeful, but face daunting odds More »

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