The next U.S. president will have an unprecedented opportunity to put some distance between Washington and Riyadh.
America’s Outdated Special Relationship with Saudi Arabia
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Egypt
Bilateral Complicity: The Next U.S. President and Egypt
Washington sends over a billion dollars to Egypt every year. Will the next president demand a better human rights record in return?
The War Over Blasphemy
Some countries are getting rid of outdated blasphemy laws, while others are ramping up persecutions.
Boulder, Colorado Boy Makes Media Splash as Islamist Extremist Blogger in Istanbul
Blogging from Istanbul, American Shadid King Bolsen incites Islamist extremist violence in Egypt.
Clueless in Cairo
As Post-Mubarak Egypt continues its turbulent transition, the United States has been sidelined by Egypt’s generals.
Unbroken Chain of Repression: From Mubarak to Morsi to the Military
The Egyptian Minister of Religious Affairs claims that “the Muslim Brotherhood movement is a terrorist organization and was worse than Mubarak.”
529 Sentenced to Death? Credibility of Egypt’s Interim Government Suffers Another Blow
Though handed down by a local court, the verdict reflects poorly on Egypt’s interim government.
Did Nonviolence Fail in Egypt?
The Egyptian Revolution is a perfect case study for both the power and the limits of nonviolent mass movements.
Egyptian Junta Claims U.S. Conspiracy While Accepting U.S. Support
Egypt’s U.S.-backed regime now claims that the progressive, anti-authoritarian activists that brought down Mubarak are simply U.S. agents.
Egypt’s Fateful Choice: Democracy or Authoritarianism?
Algeria descended into civil war when its military suppressed the country’s democratically popular Islamists. Could the same happen in Egypt?