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  • 20 Nov 2023
    • Middle East Conflict
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Lebanon
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Syria
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Yemen

    The war in Gaza has not destroyed normalisation … for now

    Lydia Khalil
    Despite deepening hostilities, common strategic interests still bind Israel and most of the Arab states.
  • 26 Sep 2023
    • Middle East
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Türkiye
    • United Arab Emirates

    Israel and Saudi Arabia: Finally, a New Middle East?

    Dave Sharma
    A deal with the Middle East’s two most significant powers could transform the volatile region, but the stakes are high.
  • 18 Mar 2020
    • Middle East
    • Egypt
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Yemen
    • Africa

    Middle East dispatch: MBS purge, dam dispute, refugees in jeopardy

    Lauren Williams
    As Covid-19 threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable, power plays continue in northern Africa and Saudi Arabia.
  • 19 Jun 2019
    • Egypt

    Morsi’s fate a reminder of power realities in Egypt

    Bob Bowker
    Mohamed Morsi was blind to the certainty that Egypt’s military will not tolerate challenges to its ultimate authority.
  • 29 Mar 2019
    • Egypt

    Near death on the River Nile

    Rodger Shanahan
    <p>A marathon journey dodging traffic jams and distracted taxi drivers, all to get a&nbsp;feel for the Middle East.</p>
  • 26 Jul 2018
    • Egypt

    Egypt’s new media law is ahead of the curve

    Lydia Khalil
    The regime has unabashedly claimed that what is up is down and what is black is white.
  • 4 Apr 2018
    • Egypt

    The rationale for Egypt’s military spending spree

    Casper Wuite
    Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks to balance Cario’s economic weakness with military prowess.
  • 28 Nov 2017
    • Egypt

    The role of Sinai’s tribes in Egypt’s counter-insurgency campaign

    Casper Wuite
    Sinai's precarious security situation can be expected to become an even greater threat.
  • 10 Apr 2017
    • Terrorism
    • Egypt

    Egypt’s Copts: Caught between the Egyptian State and IS

    Lydia Khalil
    The structural underpinnings that allowed for the emergence and growth of violent jihadists in Egypt are the result of decades of official and unofficial discriminatory policies against Copts.
  • 3 Apr 2017
    • Egypt

    Sisi in DC: The state of US-Egypt relations

    Casper Wuite
    Economic reform and terrorism - not human rights - will be on the agenda when Trump meets Sisi in DC.
  • 22 Nov 2016
    • Egypt

    Egypt back on the brink

    Casper Wuite
    The country is facing its worst economic and financial crisis in decades.
  • 18 Apr 2016
    • Egypt
    • Indonesia
    • Türkiye

    Quick comment: Indonesian students in Egypt and Turkey

    Emma Connors

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