Egypt

The (B)end of History

Francis Fukuyama was wrong, and 2011 proves it.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | DECEMBER 27, 2011

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

What should America do about the Arab Spring? Not much.

BY F. GREGORY GAUSE III | DECEMBER 21, 2011

Egypt’s Rodney King Moment

Will the army’s use of excessive force against protesters in Tahrir be the straw that broke the generals’ backs? Or are they making clear they’re not about to relinquish power?

BY ASHRAF KHALIL | DECEMBER 20, 2011

The Frankenstein of Tahrir Square

Egypt is spinning out of control. But it's not only the fault of the ruling military junta -- the protesters in the street deserve plenty of blame, too.

BY STEVEN A. COOK | DECEMBER 19, 2011

The Real Mohamed Bouazizi

One year on, a team of researchers uncovers the man behind the martyr and the economic roots of the Arab Spring.

BY HERNANDO DE SOTO | DECEMBER 16, 2011

What Turkey Can Teach Egypt

Can Egypt’s powerful, secular military take a page from Ankara and learn to get along with the country’s new Islamic parties?

BY TOM HUNDLEY | DECEMBER 14, 2011

Looking Back at the Arab Spring

From Tunisia to Tahrir Square, the pictures that defined a movement.

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Next Year, in Review

From the fall of Ahmadinejad, Assad, Castro, and Chavez to the rise of cyberattacks -- the top 13 stories that could dominate the headlines in 2012.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | DECEMBER 12, 2011

What Egypt's Military Doesn't Want Its Citizens to Know

Political censorship is back in the new Egypt. But hiding the truth is a losing strategy.

BY ROBERT SPRINGBORG | DECEMBER 9, 2011

Revenge of the Sunnis

What the Arab Spring is really about.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | DECEMBER 7, 2011

America's Second Chance and the Arab Spring

The United States has been screwing up the Middle East for 60 years. Obama has a brief window to get it right.

BY KENNETH M. POLLACK | DECEMBER 5, 2011

Ready for Their Close-Up

The votes are in, and Islamist parties are ascendant throughout the Arab world. But can they rule?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 2, 2011

Get Ready for Big Brotherhood

Long shunted to the margins of political life, the Arab world's oldest Islamist group is about to win big. But not everyone's happy about it.

BY PIOTR ZALEWSKI | NOVEMBER 30, 2011

A Voter's Lament

Egypt's ruling generals may claim the ballot has been a success, but the revolutionaries of Tahrir Square know different.

BY MOHAMED EL DAHSHAN | NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Winning Back the Revolution

Most Egyptians want economic recovery, not more protests, according to national Gallup surveys conducted over the past eight months. Do activists have any chance of winning back the street?

BY DALIA MOGAHED | NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Second Republic of Tahrir

The ruling military generals in Cairo tried to placate the swelling crowds calling for their ouster today. But as the battles raged, it appears the junta may have already lost the people's trust.

BY ASHRAF KHALIL | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Scenes from Tahrir's Groundhog Days of Rage

As violence and bloodshed return to the beating heart of Egypt's revolution, a deepening political crisis clouds the forthcoming elections.

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Wild, Wild East

A look inside the Chinese resort town modeled on the American West.

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The Sisters of the Brotherhood

Portraits of the women inside Egypt's most powerful political movement.

CAPTIONS BY MATILDE GATTONI | NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Do Egypt's Liberals Stand a Chance?

Two weeks before Egypt's first post-revolution elections, the Muslim Brotherhood and the remnants of the former ruling party look poised for a massive victory.

BY EVAN HILL | NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The Pharoah's Lawyer

The deposed Egyptian dictator's lawyer explains in an exclusive interview how he plans to defend a man once seen as above the law.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Frosty, Not Frozen

Israel and post-Mubarak Egypt have proven that they can work together on matters of mutual interest. Washington and Jerusalem should seize the opportunity for more cooperation.

BY DAVID MAKOVSKY, MARK DONIG | OCTOBER 27, 2011

Exodus

Is there a place for Christians in the new Middle East?

BY JAMES TRAUB | OCTOBER 21, 2011

Fear and Loathing in Christian Cairo

After a day of brutal violence, my Egyptian Christian family -- and the Coptic community -- is afraid for the future.

BY MONIQUE EL-FAIZY | OCTOBER 11, 2011

Written on the Wall

A tumultuous year, told through the scrawls and murals of the people living through it.

NARRATED BY ROGER GASTMAN | NOVEMBER 2011

Down with Mubarak, Long Live Mubarakism?

Are the remnants of Hosni Mubarak's regime about to make a stunning comeback?

BY TY MCCORMICK | SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Shake It Up

Cairo's spray-painted walls are still ablaze with revolutionary fervor, but Egypt's youth isn't only angry at Mubarak anymore.

BY TY MCCORMICK | SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Is There Light At The End of Egypt's Tunnel?

Egypt is a mess right now, but if its Army can figure out how to give up power and set elections on course, there's still hope for a happy ending.

BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Hot Teachers

The revolution may have left Tahrir Square, but Egypt's education system is boiling with anger.

BY SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS | SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Day of the Hooligans

The tenuous relationship between Egypt and Israel is going up in flames.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2011