Iran’s Energy Crisis
Iran is experiencing a systemic energy crisis. While many times in the past, Iran has had gas shortages or refined product shortages, this time Iran is undergoing an energy meltdown, with parallel shortages...
Hosni Mubarak
Former HTS fighter Ahmad Hammad al Mansour reportedly detained in Syria after threatening Egyptian president
The hashtag “Your turn, dictator” has been widely shared on Egyptian social media in the past two weeks. Modeled after the 2011 rallying cry “your turn, doctor” used against then-Syrian President...
Op-eds
Don’t Fall for the New Syrian Regime’s Claims of Moderation
HTS’s membership rolls and track record do not inspire confidence that the group will lead to a free, inclusive, and prosperous Syria.
Op-eds
Is Syria’s Julani part of a rising generation of younger Middle East leaders?
If Julani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the Middle East.
Op-eds
Sisi’s New Cabinet Reflects Continuity Over Change
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi accepted the credentials of a new cabinet on July 3, stating that its main priorities will be the economy, investments, and social services. However, some of the...
Policy Briefs
Egypt’s relationship with Hamas: What does history tell us?
October 7 deeply impacted Egypt, however, Cairo has not appeared to excoriate Hamas for the attack, leaving questions about how this all transpired.
Op-eds
Kuwait Emir visits Egypt, meets with leaders over Rafah concerns
Cairo and Kuwait City meet to discuss humanitarian crisis in Gaza and necessity of ensuring peace in region.
Op-eds
How Cairo’s Embassy In Tel Aviv Can Contribute To A Warmer Peace With Israel
There are very few things about which Cairo’s elite and its Muslim Brotherhood critics can agree. But last week, both sides cheered for a 23-year-old Egyptian border guard named Mohamed Salah who murdered...
Op-eds
The Road to Israel-Saudi Normalization Runs Through Washington
Open ties between the two nations are in everyone’s interest, but it will take serious intent and deft maneuvering from America to get there. Is the administration up to it?
Op-eds
Obama’s Anti-Imperialist Fantasy Bears Bitter Fruit
The longer we refuse to acknowledge the mistakes of the Iran deal, the greater a price we pay
Op-eds
Egypt’s President Sisi is moving to thaw relations with Israel, reap economic rewards
For the first time in a decade, an Israeli prime minister is visiting Egypt. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is hosting Naftali Bennett at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, at a time when Cairo has...
Op-eds
The Problem With the Declassified Report on Khashoggi’s Death
It presents little new evidence and is unlikely to appease critics of Mohammed bin Salman.
Op-eds
What Saudi Arabia Is Thinking
There’s talk of the new American administration moving closer to Iran. Could a Saudi step toward peace with Israel protect Riyadh from the troubles that might ensue?
Op-eds
Welcome to a Brand-New Middle East
Israel’s pacts with the UAE and Bahrain go far beyond the tenuous “cold peace” with Egypt and Jordan. They could even help end the conflict with the Palestinians.
Op-eds
U.S. Bright Star Participation and the Push for Egyptian Reform
U.S. and Egyptian military forces, beginning Saturday, will participate in a joint exercise in Egypt called “Bright Sta...
Policy Briefs
Unlikely Allies, Israel and Egypt Face Joint Challenge in Gaza
The winds of war are blowing in Gaza. The last several months have been replete with rocket barrages, drones, incendiary balloons and kites (flaming or containing explosives) flying into Israeli airsp...
Op-eds
The Manchester Attack Shows How Terrorists Learn
Yesterday’s terrorist attack that struck at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Britain’s Manchester Arena—leaving 22 people dead and 59 injured, by the ...
Op-eds
Mubarak Freed, Egypt Shrugs
Hosni Mubarak was freed Friday from a military hospital in the Cairo suburb of Maadi, six years after mas...
Policy Briefs
Egypt Picks Sides in the Syrian War
On February 1, a military transport plane left a Russian airbase in Latakia, Syria, landed at an airfield...
Op-eds
Egypt’s Unlikely Ardor for Trump
More than three weeks after the election, the American public remains divided...