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How Egypt-Watchers Got The Presidential Race So Wrong Cairo

How Egypt-Watchers Got The Presidential Race So Wrong

Observers, myself included, underestimated both the Muslim Brotherhood and many peoples' desires to return to something approximating the old order.

Egypt's Mishandling of Sinai Could Risk Unwanted Confrontation With Israel Reuters

Egypt's Mishandling of Sinai Could Risk Unwanted Confrontation With Israel

Security on the Egyptian peninsula should be an issue of U.S.-Egyptian-Israel cooperation.

Can We Really Know How the Muslim Brotherhood Would Govern? Reuters

Can We Really Know How the Muslim Brotherhood Would Govern?

Questioning the assumptions about how Egypt's big Islamist party will behave.

Why Is Mubarak's Vice President Running for Egypt's Presidency? Reuters

Why Is Mubarak's Vice President Running for Egypt's Presidency?

Rating three theories for Omar Suleiman's odd candidacy.

Turkey's Lesson for Egypt: Don't Prosecute Your Military Rulers (Yet) Reuters

Turkey's Lesson for Egypt: Don't Prosecute Your Military Rulers (Yet)

What Egyptians can learn from the story of General Kenan Evren, who led a Turkish coup in 1980.

Why It's So Tough to Write About Israel Reuters

Why It's So Tough to Write About Israel

The challenge -- and importance -- of good writing on Israel, Palestine, and peace.

The Uncertainties of a Post-Assad Syria Reuters

The Uncertainties of a Post-Assad Syria

Many outsiders believe the country would fall into chaos, but this could be false.

Could a Syrian Intervention Work? Reuters

Could a Syrian Intervention Work?

The practicality and morality of a Western military mission

Syria and the Limits of Diplomacy Reuters

Syria and the Limits of Diplomacy

Understand what will and won't work in pushing Bashar al-Assad from power.

The Egypt-U.S. Breakup: It's Not You, It's Me AP

The Egypt-U.S. Breakup: It's Not You, It's Me

After decades of partnership, is Cairo serving us with divorce papers?

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