Egypt's democratic reformers face major challenges in exiting from 60 years of authoritarian rule. But there are grounds for optimism, writes Hasan Afif El-Hasan*
At the end of the last century, more people than ever before in human history lived in (...)
Despite the astonishing victory of the young Egyptian revolutionaries in the country's January Revolution, the struggle for a constitutional and democratic Egypt may be just beginning, warns Hassan Afif El-Hassan*
The struggle for the future of the (...)
The history of the Arab League since its inception in 1944 suggests that the Arab regimes have long chosen to be weak and irrelevant, writes Hasan Afif El-Hasan*
Nation states in the area from Morocco to Iraq, including the Arabian Peninsula, share (...)