Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 22:40 pm CEST
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Second Statement: Army Says It Won’t Take Power…Yet

The Egyptian army says it will not take power after all… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 22:21 pm CEST
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What Now in Egypt? Informed Speculations

These are speculations I’m thinking through but want to share them with you… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, December 11, 2012 at 18:35 pm CET
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A Turning Point in Egypt: Not on Direction But on the Speed of Islamist Transformation

A critical moment has arrived for Egypt. But what does it mean?… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion 
Posted on Thu, July 19, 2012 at 19:30 pm CEST
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Yankee Go Home! Saith the Good Guys

The interesting news was not that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pelted with stuff while visiting Cairo, the important issue was who was doing the pelting… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Democracy • Diplomacy • Egypt • Islamism • Obamaism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, July 2, 2012 at 20:29 pm CEST
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Who Rules Egypt? The Battle Begins

It is impossible for the moment to say what’s going to happen in Egypt. But there are two basic scenarios… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Fri, June 22, 2012 at 17:36 pm CEST
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Useful Idiots

You have to hand it to the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Israel • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Mon, June 18, 2012 at 16:25 pm CEST
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Muhammad Mursi Will Use Street Power for Egyptian Presidency

The goal from the outset of the Tahrir Square revolution early last year was to get the Muslim Brotherhood installed in government through the ballot box… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Islamism • Obamaism • Politics • Religion • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 15, 2012 at 21:27 pm CEST
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Court Dissolves Egyptian Parliament; Army Takes Over; Civil War?

The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has invalidated the parliamentary election there… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • History • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Mon, April 23, 2012 at 19:28 pm CEST
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The General who Staged the 1980 Coup is Put on Trial, But His Legacy Reigns Supreme

The trial of the two surviving members of the junta that seized power on September 12, 1980, in a coup that altered Turkey’s course, is an historic event, but… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • History • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, December 18, 2011 at 21:30 pm CET
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Coming War Threat: Terrorists Developing a Safe Haven in Egypt to Attack Israel

Do policymakers, and “experts” care what happens in the Middle East? War? Bloodshed? Repression… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Egypt • Israel • Lebanon • Palestinian Terrorism • Politics • Security and Defense 
Posted on Wed, December 7, 2011 at 20:38 pm CET
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Egypt: Forget Denial, The Totalitarians Won, Get Used to It

The Brotherhood will laugh last… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Thu, December 1, 2011 at 00:11 am CET
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Egyptian Election Outcome is Worse Than Expected

Since last February I have predicted that the Muslim Brotherhood would win elections in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Salafism 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 02:22 am CET
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Egyptian Moderates Throw Themselves to the Wolves

On the eve of the Egyptian election, I’m really disgusted with the collapse of the moderate forces… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Wed, November 23, 2011 at 19:48 pm CET
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Versus Army: Disastrous Elections or Bloody Civil War?

Only days before parliamentary elections, Egypt is in a huge crisis whose outcome will determine the future of almost… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, November 22, 2011 at 23:36 pm CET
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Cairo Riots: Military Junta and Muslim Brothers Alliance?

The riots in Cairo and other Egyptian cities do not count as the country’s second revolution this year… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, November 20, 2011 at 16:57 pm CET
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Brothers in Arms: The Muslim Brotherhood Takes Over the (Sunni) Arab World

On November 28, Egyptians will vote for a parliament which will also write the country’s new constitution… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion • Sunni Islam • Syria • Tunisia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 01:33 am CET
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U.S. Policy Toward Algeria as a Case Study for the Egypt Crisis

Two former ambassadors and several current and former U.S. diplomats have written me agreeing with my warnings regarding Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Egypt • The Middle East • United States of America