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    • Op-Ed

    An Immediate Exit For Mubarak?

    Mubarak’s continued unwillingness to acknowledge his complicity in the recent violence sharply undermines his ability to play a role in a peaceful transition toward democracy.

    • TV/Radio Broadcast

    U.S. and Arab Leaders Walk Fine Line in Egypt

    As demonstrators continue calls for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, the United States faces diplomatic challenges in its relationship with Egypt.

    • TV/Radio Broadcast

    A Process of Change: Egypt and Beyond

    The growing gap between Egypt’s extremely young population and the Mubarak regime, combined with the regime’s inability to recognize that gap, helped catalyze the unrest in Egypt.

    • TV/Radio Broadcast

    Hosni Mubarak’s Legacy and the Roots of the Uprising in Egypt

    The United States should not allow apprehensions about a democratic Egypt’s potential foreign policy to hinder its support for free and fair elections.

    • Op-Ed

    The Egyptian Constitution's Rulebook for Change

    Even if President Mubarak were to step down, provisions in the Egyptian constitution could undermine the ultimate goal of a regime change and a transition toward full democracy.

    • Violence in Egypt: A Statement by the Working Group on Egypt

      • February 03, 2011
      • February 3

      The recent escalation of violence in Egypt due to government-organized thugs acting against peaceful demonstrators indicates that President Mubarak cannot be entrusted with overseeing the country's orderly transition to democracy.

      • Statement of Egyptian Activists

        • February 03, 2011
        • February 3

        A committee of pro-democracy activists involved in negotiating with the Egyptian authorities suggest a way to move from the present confrontation to a peaceful transition.

        • Event

        Egypt on the Brink

        As protests in Egypt escalate into a full-fledged uprising that threatens to unravel Egypt's existing political order, President Mubarak's announcement that he will not run for president again in September does not seem to be enough to appease the protesters and end the protests.

        • Op-Ed

        Liberals Had Better Get Organized

        While recent events in Tunisia and in Egypt demonstrate that Arabs are not a cultural exception to the broad desire for freedom around the world, building democracy will require the creation of organized political parties.

        • Op-Ed

        How to Achieve Real Reform in the Arab World

        The status quo in the Arab world is unsustainable. Arab regimes have a choice: They can either lead a reform process from above or watch it take place in the streets below.

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