Egypt
Egypt's Subsidy Blues
When Egypt's next rulers finally tackle urgently needed economic reform, they should look to an unlikely model: Iran.
BY PETER PASSELL | JUNE 15, 2012
Egypt's Constitutional Chaos
The process of drafting a new constitution is a train wreck. But there’s a way to get it back on track.
BY MARA REVKIN, YUSSUF AUF | JUNE 14, 2012
It's Still Mubarak's Egypt
On the eve of a historic presidential election, one man's legacy still haunts the revolution.
BY STEVEN A. COOK | JUNE 13, 2012
The Revolution Will Be Minimized
The men and women who sparked the protests that toppled the Mubarak regime face a painful choice in the upcoming presidential election. But they still can make the best of a bad situation.
BY BASSEM SABRY | JUNE 11, 2012
Brother Number One
Should Americans be worried about the man who might be Egypt's next president: the Muslim Brotherhood's curious second choice, Mohamed Morsi?
BY SHADI HAMID | JUNE 7, 2012
Egypt's Revolutionary Soul-Searching
Cairo's revolutionaries take to the streets during a chaotic weekend.
JUNE 4, 2012
Facebook's a Company. Get Over It.
Why is there so much glee over Mark Zuckerberg's IPO woes?
BY EMILY PARKER | JUNE 4, 2012
The World in Photos This Week
Egypt's first free election begins, NASA gets some commercial help, and Chen Guangcheng lands in New York.
MAY 25, 2012
The Candidates
Exclusive, behind-the-scenes photos of the men who want to rule Egypt.
PHOTOS BY KATE BROOKS | MAY 25, 2012
Sleepless in Jerusalem
Egypt's presidential elections are keeping Israeli officials awake at night. Will their most important Arab friend soon be an enemy?
BY OREN KESSLER | MAY 24, 2012
The Cairo Consensus
Will Egyptian voters cast their ballot against the United States and Israel?
BY SCOTT CLEMENT | MAY 24, 2012
The Good Felool
If Amr Moussa wins Egypt's presidential election, is the revolution over?
BY DAVID KENNER | MAY 22, 2012
Vox Pop: Egyptians Prepare to Choose a President
Everyone's talking about Egypt's presidential election. But what do the voters think?
BY MAGDY SAMAAN | MAY 9, 2012
A Man for All Seasons
Egypt's presidential front-runner is a fascinating political chameleon. But does he have enough real support to win the upcoming election?
BY SHADI HAMID | MAY 9, 2012
Brothers in Arms
Syrian dissidents are getting out of Damascus, but they can't escape their memories of torture.
BY SOPHIA JONES | MAY 8, 2012
"Captains Stay with Their Crew"
Most of the Americans charged by Egypt in the NGO affair have since left the country. But one, Robert Becker, decided to stay and face the music.
BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | MAY 2, 2012
Power Play
Egypt may think it struck a blow against Israel by canceling a gas deal between the two countries. But all it really did was shoot itself in the foot.
BY ROBIN M. MILLS | APRIL 27, 2012
Debating the War on Women
In the May/June issue of Foreign Policy, Mona Eltahawy argues that the real war on women is in the Middle East. FP asked six smart observers to weigh in on Eltahawy's claim that many of the men of the Arab world hate women -- and the controversial cover image that accompanied it.
APRIL 24, 2012
Sex and the Single Mullah
Islamic scholars are prepared to answer questions and issue fatwas on almost any realm of modern life. Sometimes, it can get a little kinky.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 23, 2012
The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of
The Angela Merkels and Dilma Rousseffs get all the attention. But they're not the only female leaders running the world.
BY FP STAFF | MAY/JUNE 2012
The Heroines of the Arab World
Twelve women challenging their societies to change the status quo.
BY ALLISON GOOD | APRIL 23, 2012
Back to School
Egyptian and Tunisian classrooms learn to learn in a post-dictator era.
BY URSULA LINDSEY | APRIL 23, 2012
Feminism, Brotherhood Style
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have their own take on women's liberation.
BY SARAH A. TOPOL | APRIL 23, 2012
Epiphanies from Abdullah Gul
Turkey can be a democratic model for the Middle East, its president says.
INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MAY/JUNE 2012
Dirty Laundry
If the West really wants to prevent developing countries from laundering money, it can start by cleaning up its own act.
BY PETER REUTER | APRIL 19, 2012
The Brothers Grim
Can Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood overcome the disqualification of its popular and charismatic candidate for president?
BY ASHRAF KHALIL | APRIL 18, 2012
The Arab Spring's Best Photos
The Pulitzer committee gives a nod to the best chroniclers of the revolutions.
APRIL 16, 2012
Meet Egypt's next president
BY MARY CASEY | APRIL 12, 2012
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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