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    Egypt’s Election, Take One

    The responses of the military and secular parties could determine whether Egypt is headed toward a government dominated by Islamists or a less threatening alliance of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and secular parties.

    • Event

    Egypt: Is There a Way Forward?

    Egypt is undergoing its most difficult moment since the uprisings began; the military has lost popularity and there is no agreement among political forces about what the next step should be.

    • Op-Ed

    The Muslim Brotherhood's Democratic Dilemma

    Early polling in Egypt suggests that Islamist movements are receiving the bulk of the vote, but both the country and the Muslim Brotherhood might be better served by an outcome like Tunisia’s, where Islamists have political strength but must still reach out to others to get anything done.

    • Approach Analogies with Caution

      Analysts of the Arab Spring should be cautious when invoking historical analogies to explain recent events in the Middle East and North Africa.

      • Q&A

      The Importance of Education in the Arab World

      Arab countries will only become economically competitive and reliably democratic if they start teaching youth to think critically and respect different points of view.

      • Event

      A Conversation on Tunisia’s Future with Rached Ghannouchi

      In October, Tunisians went the polls and the moderate Islamist party Ennahda won 40 percent of the vote and the right to form a government. It remains to be seen what this will mean for the country, the region, and its relations with the West.

      • Op-Ed

      Kazakhstan's Soviet Legacy

      Legacies of the Soviet era still pervade Kazakhstan, 20 years after independence, and leave most citizens unable to offer a detached judgment of what benefits Kazakhstan might have derived from seven decades of Soviet rule.

      • Policy Outlook

      The North Caucasus: Russia’s Internal Abroad?

      The North Caucasus remains economically and politically a part of Russia, but the internal situation there is increasingly regulated by the region’s own local traditions.

      • Op-Ed

      The Arab Education Revolution

      Domestic and international attention is focused on elections and written constitutions in the Arab world, but democratic structures won’t thrive until education is reformed to teach free thinking, respect for other people's opinions, and citizenship.

      • Q&A

      Electing a New Egypt

      The most challenging part of the change to civilian government in Egypt lies ahead—the country's road to democracy is far from guaranteed.

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