Nathan J. Brown

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of six well-received books on Arab politics.
Education

PhD, MA, Princeton University
BA, University of Chicago

Languages
  • Arabic
  • English
Contact Information

Latest Analysis

    • Research

    Post-Revolutionary Al-Azhar

    Part mosque, part university, part center of religious research and knowledge, al-Azhar is perhaps the central—and certainly the most prestigious—element in the state–religion complex in Egypt.

    • Research

    Can the Colossus Be Salvaged? Egypt’s State-Owned Press in a Post-Revolutionary Environment

    • August 22, 2011

    While it is clear that Egypt’s national press cannot operate as it has in the past, now that it has lost its economic and political base, its future remains uncertain.

    • Commentary

    Do Tunisians Agree on More Than They Realize?

    • August 09, 2011
    • Foreign Policy

    Polarization in Tunisia may prove less divisive when writing a new constitution than many domestic and foreign observers fear.

    • Commentary

    What Does the U.S. Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About?

    • August 09, 2011
    • National Interest

    Any contact between Washington and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is likely to be limited, and officials on both sides should have modest expectations for what the dialogue might accomplish.

    • Commentary

    The Trial of the Century

    • August 03, 2011
    • Foreign Policy

    The trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak by Egypt’s regular judiciary underscores the challenges facing the courts. Amid the spectacle of the proceedings, there are several laudable aspects.

    • Research

    Palestine: The Fire Next Time?

    • July 06, 2011

    Although many of the ingredients are in place for an upsurge of political activism in Palestine and a confrontation with Israel, internal obstacles and divisions could undermine any attempt at popular mobilization.

    • Commentary

    Rawls Visits the Pyramids

    • June 23, 2011
    • National Interest

    The deepening divide in Egyptian political life can actually help forge a sound national constitution, if it forces Islamists and non-Islamists to sit down at the table and hash out a deal.

    • Commentary

    No Savior for Palestine

    • June 17, 2011
    • Foreign Policy

    Although the international community had high expectations for what Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad could accomplish, Fayyad’s prime accomplishment was staving off the collapse of those Palestinian institutions that already existed.

    • Research

    Egypt’s Revolution Stumbles Forward

    • June 15, 2011

    The strength of Egyptian institutions and continuing post-revolutionary enthusiasm will help Egypt overcome the growing political chasm between Islamist and non-Islamist political forces inside the country and the political mistakes made by the country’s ruling council.

    • Commentary

    Why Egyptians Want Mubarak Tried

    • June 09, 2011
    • New York Times

    For Egyptians, the insistence on trying Mubarak in Egyptian courts serves several functions: it helps to maintain the revolution’s unity and can serve to goad the military leadership toward action on popular demands.

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