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Egypt must undertake a number of fundamental and difficult reforms to improve its overburdened, underperforming public university system.
Egypt’s president and military are working together and seem firmly in control. But Morsi’s recent personnel and constitutional moves greatly enhance the presidency’s power.
With the rise of Islamists across the Arab world, there is a possibility that the new parties in power will update education curricula to reflect conservative Islamic beliefs.
Egypt's civilian authorities are trying to wrest control from a military institution that has been the mainstay of authoritarian power for decades and no less than the fate of Egypt’s transition is at stake.
As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood devotes its attention to domestic governing, Israel is given an opportunity to move forward on the Palestine issue.
The successes and setbacks of other democratic transitions can provide insight into the problems ahead for the Arab Spring.
While failure to reach a power-sharing agreement in Egypt will prolong political instability, economic inaction would be just as damaging to the consolidation of democratic rule.
Morsi squeaked by in the presidential elections, but what do the votes actually say?
Independent trade unions remain the strongest nationally organized force confronting the autocratic tendencies of the old order. If they can solidify and expand their gains, they could be an important force leading Egypt toward a more democratic future.
In the face of a power grab by its armed forces, the United States should consider suspending some or all of its military aid to Cairo.
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