Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Egypt's new deputy prime minister and de facto strongman, has called on Egyptians to take to the streets Friday to give the armed forces and police a "mandate" to crack down on violence and terrorism. With that call, the (...)
Tension between religious and democratic concepts still plagues the political life of moderate Islamist movements, write Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy
Moderate Islamist parties and movements that have adopted the strategic option of taking part in (...)
Secular parties independent of governments are experiencing a deep crisis in most Arab countries. The decline affects liberal and socialist-oriented parties alike. While the crisis is real, continued decline is not inevitable: there still exist in (...)
Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy assess the feasibility of joint American and European initiatives in promoting political reform in the Middle East
The United States and Europe share concerns about the danger of political instability and economic (...)
