Omar Suleiman

May 16, 2024 | Haisam Hassanein |

Cairo’s double game in Gaza 

The Israel Defense Force’s move last week into the southern Gaza city of Rafah has exploded in Egypt like a 2,000-pound bomb. Cairo has long been playing a double game, holding...

September 12, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I tha...

September 9, 2014 | |

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank yo...

December 26, 2012 | |

Smugglers Galore

How Iran arms its allies.

February 21, 2011 |

Uniting Egypt’s Opposition

Americans have proven remarkably sympathetic to Egypt’s protests, which are now entering their third week. But in trying to make sense of a complex situation, most commentators have glossed...

February 10, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer Pundicity

Hosni Mubarak Staying Put – What Now?

Thursday was a tough day for U.S. intelligence on Capitol Hill. First, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called the Muslim Brotherhood a "largely secular" organization. Then, CIA di...

February 10, 2011 | Clifford D. May

Pyramid Scheme

Beware the Muslim Brotherhood Amid a harmattan of news, analysis and commentary blowing out of Egypt, one Twitter post stands out. An Israeli tweeted: Dear Egyptian rioters,...

February 9, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer Pundicity

Has Mubarak Already Won?

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has learned a few things during his 30 years in power. One of them is how to divide those who oppose him. In recent days, he has done this masterfully, and has re...

February 8, 2011 | CJ Radin Long War Journal

Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Army remain aloof from protests

Ever since protests broke out in Egypt on Jan. 25 calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, much speculation has focused on two groups: the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Both...

February 6, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer

A Power Vacuum in Egypt?

After meeting with embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak last week at the behest of President Barack Obama, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner suggested Mubarak should stay in powe...

February 4, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer Pundicity

An Immediate Exit for Mubarak?

Over the course of 10 excruciating days, the White House has inched toward calling for the resignation of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. A likely scenario is now one in which newly-i...

February 1, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer Pundicity

Mubarak won’t run again — what’s the effect?

Hosni Mubarak's announcement sparked immediate outrage from the Egyptian protestors, who have stated repeatedly over the last several days that they seek nothing less than his ouster....

February 1, 2011 |

The Answer to Egypt’s Problems?

President Mubarak’s government may soon collapse. Popular support for him has evaporated, and while the Obama administration has declined to officially take sides in the Egyptian protests,...

October 15, 2010 |

What Becomes of The Palestinian Reconciliation?

In the past couple of weeks, the dormant inter-Palestinian “reconciliation” process was said to be stirring again. Representatives of the rival Fatah and Hamas movements met in Damasc...