Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood embraced neoliberalism before the 2011 Arab Spring and doomed its time in power from the start.
The next year offers Ennahda a choice. Will it consolidate its position as a major political player in Tunisia, or will its internal divisions deepen?
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Russia has continued to try extending its influence in Lebanon, despite Beirut’s political and economic woes.
Though members of Algerian militias have been demobilized or integrated into state institutions, there is grumbling.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
It is clear that President Trump’s proposal for Israel and Palestine will not be the “deal of the century.” But if it disqualifies the United States from playing a future role in promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace it could prove to be one of the follies of the century.
Rabat has heightened its support for Sahel countries, hoping to make gains on a number of levels.
Morocco’s domestic challenges are giving greater urgency to certain aspects of the EU–Morocco relationship even as the traditional pillars—security, migration and trade—remain important.
Though Christians are indigenous to the Arab world, their numbers have steadily declined in the Middle East.