Egypt
One Fine Day in Liberation Square
One year ago, Egyptians took to the streets in protests that shocked the world, and changed the course of the entire Middle East.
BY ASHRAF KHALIL | JANUARY 20, 2012
Threats and Promises
Do Obama’s red lines with Iran and others really mean “or else”?
BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 13, 2012
The Beards of January
Even Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is nervous about the rise of the Salafis.
JANUARY 4, 2012
Occupy Everywhere
In this year of protests, is it really fair to compare the grievances of the Occupy movement to the courage of the Arab Spring?
BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 30, 2011
Crackdown in Cairo
Why is Egypt's military shutting down NGOs? I thought we had a revolution.
BY SARAH CARR | DECEMBER 29, 2011
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
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
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
The indispensable nation's indispensable weapon
BY JAMES TRAUB
Why Obama hasn't exactly won the war on homegrown terrorism
BY JANE HARMAN
Did Turkey just become a little more like Texas?
BY MARYA HANNUN
Was the killing of a British soldier in London actually an act of terrorism?
BY H.A. HELLYER
WikiLeaks hits back at documentary with 'annotated transcript'
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
Mystery solved: John Kerry really ate turkey shwarma
BY MARYA HANNUN
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