The Arab Awakening—in which local youths accomplished through weeks of nonviolent action what al-Qaeda had failed to do through years of terrorism and bloodshed—has created significant opportunities to counter radical Islamist propaganda and leverage financial tools against violently repressive regimes. Yet it has also strained the...
No matter how he fares in the presidential race, new Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi will likely remain a fixture in Egyptian politics for years to come.
The legitimacy of Egypt’s next president will depend on the credibility of tomorrow’s elections, yet credibility may not be enough for many Egyptians.
David Makovsky and Olivia Holt-Ivry
Israel's decision on whether to strike Iran will be the product of myriad calculations, including Israeli perceptions of whether the international negotiations over Iran's nuclear program have failed. No decision has yet been made, but one fact is certain: The views of former security officials will not be decisive.
Mahmoud Salem, a.k.a. "Sandmonkey," addresses policymakers and journalists at a Washington Institute forum on May 9, 2012. Watch online starting at 12:30 pm EDT and tweet questions to #EgyYouth.
Washington has little ability to influence the outcome of this week's election, in which most leading candidates appear disinclined to maintain strong relations with the United States. But it can encourage the Egyptian military to minimize the likelihood of another uprising.
The Washington Institute's 2012 Weinberg Founders Conference brings together policymakers, diplomats, scholars, and journalists from across Washington and around the world to discuss the most important issues facing U.S. Middle East policy.
Denis McDonough, special assistant to President Barack Obama and deputy national security advisor, delivered the closing address at The Washington Institute's 2012 Weinberg Founders Conference.
Colin Kahl and Jamie Fly
Speaking to the Washington Institute’s Weinberg Founders Conference, Colin Kahl, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, and Jamie Fly, who served in the Bush National Security Council and Defense Department, agreed that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons should be American foreign policy and that an Israeli military strike against the country’s nuclear facilities is inadvisable this year.
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The legitimacy of Egypt’s next president will depend on the credibility of tomorrow’s elections, yet credibility may not be enough for many Egyptians.
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Mahmoud Salem, a.k.a. "Sandmonkey," addresses policymakers and journalists at a Washington Institute forum on May 9, 2012. Watch online starting at 12:30 pm EDT and tweet questions to #EgyYouth.
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Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Monem Abouel Fotouh was a leading force in the militant Islamist student movements of the 1970s; one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s point men for aiding the mujahideen in Afghanistan during the 1980s; and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Office for...
