Sisi’s political theater: Protests as a strategic performance in Egypt
Sisi is not reacting to public dissent and support; he is attempting to direct it. The pressure is real, and this political theater is Sisi’s answer.
Tahrir Square
The Truth About Egypt’s Revolution
The usual account of Egypt’s revolution goes like this: In February 2011, Hosni Mubarak resigned after 18 days...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda’s Expansion in Egypt Implications for U.S. Homeland Security
Chairman King, Ranking Member Higgins, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss al Qaeda’s presence in Egypt. The uprisings throughou...
Congressional Testimonies
The New Muslim Generation
A month ago, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked whether the Taliba...
Op-eds
In Egypt, the Popularity of Islamism Shall Endure
How will the Egyptian army&rsqu...
Op-eds
Mona Eltahawy’s Illiberal Liberalism
The Egyptian activist's position on free speech and protest is troubling
Op-eds
Egypt Against Itself
A society on the edge of chaos.
Op-eds
Jeane Kirkpatrick Goes to Tahrir Square — Two starkly Different Visions of the Arab Spring
Thirty-three years ago, Commentary magazine published an article by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick that stands as one of the most influential essays in the history of American foreign policy....
Op-eds
Obama’s Greater Middle East
It’s difficult to recommend a new approach to the Greater Middle East when the overarching philosophy of Barack Obama’s first term lingers on. In 2008 the Illinois senator sincerely b...
Op-eds
The Quality of Morsi
Egypt’s new strongman.
Op-eds
Ayman al Zawahiri’s New Video Messages
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri released a new two-part installment of his video series focusing on Egypt, which was posted on Oct. 24. It seems there was a delay in releasing this installment,...
Op-eds
Review: The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy
The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy by William J. Dobson (New York: Doubleday, 2012), 341 pp. Reviewed by Daveed Gar...
Op-eds
Shabaab Threatens Britain Over Extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri
Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Yesterday the Somali terror group Shabaab threatened to attack Britain for extraditing radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al Masri, who arrived in the...
Op-eds
A Continuation of the Revolution?
A large demonstration is planned for Friday in front of the U.S. embassy in Cairo but, as you can see on Al Jazee...
Op-eds
Fate Sealed for Egypt’s Jews
Islamists storm the U.S. embassy and Egypt’s last Jews have no rabbi. Shanah tova from the Muslim Brotherhood.
Op-eds
Nostra Culpa
The lazy days of August were overshadowed by the latest round of speculation on whether Israel will attack Iran — an ongoing guessing game that has produced ponderous studie...
Op-eds
Egypt and the Rule of Law
Last week, Egypt’s administrative court tried to invalidate the assembly charged with drafting the country’s first constitution since protesters overthrew president Hosni Mubarak over...
Op-eds
The Muslim Brotherhood Owns Egypt
When the Arab Spring bug caught on in Egypt, in late January 2011, commentators rushed to explain that the Tahrir Square crowd was hip and Western, secular and “facebooked.” Never min...
Op-eds
Egyptian President Wants Arch-Terrorist Freed
In a rousing speech in Tahrir Square on Friday, Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi, t...
Op-eds
What’s Next for Egypt?
The Muslim Brotherhood, which won the presidency Saturday, sees itself as a corrective to modern Egyptian life