Egypt
Rather than Pursuing Large-Scale Infrastructure, States Increasingly Rely on Flexible Arrangements Built Around Existing Systems
Beneath the Optics of Cooperation, Egypt Seeks Relief From Mounting Pressures
Cairo Confronts Inflation, Energy Shocks, and a Shifting Middle East Order
The Timing and Substance of President Sisi’s Intervention Reveal More About Cairo’s Internal Vulnerabilities than About Any Genuine Vision for Middle Eastern Order
Mahfouz Had Originally Intended to Become a Philosopher. That He Became a Novelist Instead Was, for the Arabic Language, an Extraordinary Stroke of Fortune
Cairo’s Regional Security No Longer Depends on Gulf Symbolism but on Eastern Mediterranean Energy Alignment
Reconstruction Talk That Races Ahead of Security Realities Risks Freezing Conflict Rather than Resolving It
Every Nation Has Its Founding Myths; Few Have Been So Thoroughly Imprisoned and Crushed by Them
International Forces Historically Fail When They Lack Clear Enforcement Authority
By Weaponizing Terror Listings to Crush Dissent, Cairo Is Closing Off Peaceful Opposition and Raising the Risk of Regional Spillover
This Is Not Merely a Legal Technicality; It Is the Final Act in a Decade-Long Consolidation of Power
Losing Ground In The Red Sea, Cairo Turns A Gaza Rumor Into A Domestic Distraction
How Sharia-Based Restrictions on Church Repairs Sparked Mob Violence and State Appeasement
Cairo’s Naval Push Targets Ethiopia’s Lifelines And Punishes Israel’s Somaliland Move
Egypt’s UN Counteroffensive Exposes How Ankara’s Influence in Libya Continues to Fuel a Deeper Strategic Rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean
Despite the Complexities of Managing So Many Moving Parts, There Is Still Reason to Remain Hopeful About the U.S.-Led Alliance
The Treaty Remains Intact on Paper, but Its Deterrent Logic Has Weakened in Practice
For Jerusalem to Sign a $35 Billion Economic Bailout While Its Security Demands Regarding the Border Remain Unmet Is a Failure of Statecraft
The Biden Administration’s Decision in 2021 to Remove the Houthis from the U.S. List of Foreign Terror Organizations Weakened Deterrence by Reducing Political and Economic Pressure