Commentary
The Russian leadership wants to avoid a dangerous precedent in which it is squeezed out of Iran by the United States and Israel—and left powerless to respond in any meaningful way.
Nikita Smagin
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In The Media
Egypt’s Revolution
As the anniversary of Egypt’s January 25th revolution approaches, the direction of the country remains uncertain.
Published on Jan 21, 2016
Source: Project on Middle East Political Science
Five years after Egypt’s revolution, the country faces challenges on numerous fronts. Looking back at developments since the onset of the Arab Spring and forward toward the country’s future, Marc Lynch discusses Egypt’s state of affairs Michael Wahid Hanna and Thanassis Cambanis.
This podcast originally appeared that the Project on Middle East Political Science.
About the Authors
Marc Lynch
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Michael Wahid Wahid Hanna
Michael Wahid Hanna is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and a nonresident senior fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law.
Thanassis Cambanis
is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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