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Policy Analysis on Egypt

Security Force Assistance in the Middle East: New Approaches for a New Era

Through professional military education, exchange-officer programs, and U.S.-based exercises, Washington can gain long-term influence with partner militaries throughout the Middle East and North Africa at modest cost.

Jun 3, 2013

Brief Analysis

Sworn Frenemies: Sunni-Shiite Conflict and Cooperation

Notwithstanding current hostilities, there is a long history of cooperation between Sunni and Shiite extremists.

May 30, 2013

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

Egypt's Summer of Discontent

Even as it prods Egypt's political actors to dial down the tension, Washington should help the country's military leaders prepare for even greater instability.

May 28, 2013

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

Chaos in the Sinai: Will International Peacekeepers Be the Next Casualty?

The MFO faces growing pressure in the Sinai, but its presence remains crucial to maintaining peace between Egypt and Israel.

May 24, 2013

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David Schenker

The Muslim Brotherhood's Views on Iran

Washington Institute fellow Eric Trager sat down with Foreign Policy Association blogger Reza Akhlaghi to discuss how Egypt's leaders view Iran's regional strategy and the upcoming presidential election.

May 20, 2013

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Eric Trager

Articles & Testimony

The Muslim Brotherhood: From Opposition to Power

Assuming the Brotherhood is "democratic" and "nonviolent" has left the international community unprepared for the very undemocratic and violent reality. Alison Pargeter is not so deluded.

May 15, 2013

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Eric Trager

In-Depth Reports

Coping with Change: The Middle East and the Second Obama Administration

2013 Soref Symposium

The Washington Institute convened a broad array of policymakers, activists, scholars, and journalists from around the world for The Washington Institute's annual policy conference in Washington, DC.

May 8, 2013

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In-Depth Reports

Egypt's Revolution, Two Years On: Transition in Distress?

Anwar E. El Sadat, president of Egypt's Reform and Development Party, joined Institute counselor and former White House Middle East advisor Dennis Ross at The Washington Institute's 2013 Soref Symposium for a conversation on Egypt's ongoing transition to post-Mubarak rule.

May 8, 2013

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Mohamed Anwar E. al-Sadat

Articles & Testimony

No 'Happy Easter': The Muslim Brotherhood's Bizarre Religious Intolerance

President Morsi and the Brotherhood are deploying Islam primarily as a rhetorical device for maintaining internal unity and distinguishing themselves from their rivals.

May 3, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

An Agenda for Secretary Hagel in Egypt

During his Cairo visit, Secretary Hagel should press the Egyptian military for a franker exchange of views, including on aid, the Sinai, and political transparency.

Apr 23, 2013

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David Schenker
Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

A View from Cairo: Egypt Is Too Big to Save

Prematurely granting an IMF loan without pressuring the Muslim Brotherhood government to reform and compromise would only accelerate Egypt's descent into failure.

Apr 12, 2013

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Mahmoud Salem

Articles & Testimony

Tired of the Brotherhood, Egyptians Want the Military Back -- But Only Temporarily

A new military takeover would not provide any more of a path to stability than the increasingly autocratic Muslim Brotherhood, yet this may be where Egypt is heading.

Apr 10, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Egypt Takes Another Step Toward Autocracy -- and Instability

Washington should tell Morsi that politicized prosecutions and other autocratic moves are increasing the risk of wider violence.

Apr 1, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Egypt's Economic Crisis: How to Help Cairo Help Itself

Because Egypt's economic crisis has political roots, international donors cannot save the country by themselves. But they can use the IMF negotiations to help Cairo recognize that a turnaround will require not just economic reform, but more inclusive government and political reconciliation.

Mar 25, 2013

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Michael Singh

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Brief Analysis

Obama to the Middle East: Expectations and Implications (Part 2)

Subscribe to Washington Institute videos on YouTube. Sign up for live event broadcast alerts from The Washington Institute On March 18, 2013, David Makovsky, Michael Singh, and Dennis Ross addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mr. Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of the Project on

Mar 21, 2013

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David Makovsky
Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

In Power, But Not in Control

The Muslim Brotherhood may have the votes for now, but Egypt is a ship without a rudder.

Mar 21, 2013

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Eric Trager

Brief Analysis

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Set to Prevail Despite Policy Failures

The following article is one of three to emerge from " Dateline Egypt and North Africa: Updates from the Field," a Policy Forum hosted by The Washington Institute on March 5. The other two are Aaron Zelin's op-ed " Tunisia's Post-Revolution Blues" and David Pollock's PolicyWatch " Rule the Casbah

Mar 19, 2013

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Eric Trager

In-Depth Reports

Obama II and the Middle East

Strategic Objectives for U.S. Policy

THE MIDDLE EAST has been home to incessant turmoil and instability since the end of World War II, yet as President Obama enters his second term, he faces a spectrum of threats in this region unparalleled in modern history. Iran's nuclear program rapidly approaches the threshold to breakout capability, perhaps

Mar 19, 2013

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Dennis Ross
James Jeffrey

Articles & Testimony

Deja Vu in Cairo

An Iranian scholar visits Cairo, prompting reflections on the role of religion in two revolutions three decades apart.

Mar 1, 2013

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Mehdi Khalaji

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Brief Analysis

Dateline Egypt and North Africa: Updates from the Field

As Secretary Kerry makes his inaugural Middle East trip, states across North Africa face rising tensions among the forces for democracy, stability, and Islamic political ascendancy. In Egypt and Tunisia, revolutions have given way to uncertainty and violence, while Morocco's model of stable reform -- a monarch with an Islamist

Feb 27, 2013

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David Pollock
Eric Trager
Aaron Y. Zelin

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