Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The recent attacks on Coptic churches have prompted President Sisi to declare a state emergency.
War proceeds differently today than it used to. Russia partakes in ‘war by stealth’ through funding domestic violent groups, cyberattacks, and other such measures in order to keep other countries weak.
The Arab Spring protests upended the order of the Middle East, but six years later much remains the same.
Congressional repeal of a law that demanded disclosure by extractive industries for payments to foreign governments is viewed as a victory for oil and gas. It may also be a step towards kleptocracy.
The Middle East is facing what a new study calls a collapsing regional order.
Many political scientists who study democracy are alarmed by developments in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere in the world.
If Americans want to avoid revolution, mitigate violence, and keep a law-based world, they need a progressive movement to open up democracy to average citizens, and bridge the cultural gap between elites and broader American society.
How will the military and intelligence bureaucracy deal with the new Commander-in-Chief?
Fighting religious extremism and ethnic rivalries requires addressing corruption.
Trust in democracy and its institutions are essential to the democratic process making recent campaign rhetoric in the United States regarding rigged elections all the more troubling.