North Africa

Analysis

    • Op-Ed

    Deceived by Democracy

    Egypt’s morass, together with the unrest in Turkey, has plunged political Islam into a crisis of democratic confidence.

    • Op-Ed

    The Arab Divide on Syria

    As Obama seeks support for a bombing campaign against Syria, the Arab League has held the Assad regime responsible for the use of chemical weapons and called for international action.

    • Op-Ed

    Influencing Egypt With Soft Power

    Violence before and after the coup in Egypt was a bitter blow to EU foreign policy leaders, but there may yet be a role for Europe's soft power in establishing political dialogue.

    • Op-Ed

    Egypt’s Rulers Are About to Make the Same Mistake Morsi Did

    Are Egypt’s current rulers making the same mistake as their Muslim Brotherhood predecessors of pushing through a constitution that will alienate their allies and agitate their opponents?

    • Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence in North Africa?

      The January 2013 French intervention in northern Mali has severely degraded the military capabilities of militant organizations. But as violent extremists are being subdued in one area, new hot spots of confrontation are emerging.

      • Op-Ed

      The Egypt Aid Dilemma

      Egypt’s generals appear to have calculated that, for a number of reasons, Washington will not suspend military assistance and that, if it does, this is a bearable cost in order to achieve other more immediate, and important, interests.

      • Op-Ed

      Reconstructing the Police State in Egypt

      Egypt’s de facto ruler, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, seems to indicate a readiness to negotiate a way out of the country’s crisis, but only on his terms. Mubarak is gone, but his police state is coming back.

      • Op-Ed

      Mrs. Lincoln’s Egyptian Constitution

      The international community will likely be confronted soon by an Egyptian regime that looks very much like the present one but can present a democratic facade.

      • Op-Ed

      Why U.S. Hasn’t Cut Aid to Egypt

      Suspending the delivery of some or all of the $1.3 billion in annual aid that the United States sends to the Egyptian government would only further reduce the limited influence Washington has over the Egyptian military.

      • Article

      Pulling Tunisia Back From the Brink

      Political violence, civil disobedience, and terrorism are threatening Tunisia’s political transition. Government and opposition forces must work together to avoid a crisis.

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