Egypt

Mapping European leverage in the MENA region: Egypt

Adel Abdel Ghafar

December, 2019

American soldier reads a newspaper in the shade under a U.S. Marine tank in Beirut, Lebanon. / Library of Congress

Order from Chaos

Beirut 1958: America’s origin story in the Middle East

Bruce Riedel

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Demonstrators carry national flags during an anti-government protest in Tripoli, Lebanon October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim - RC1D594342A0

Order from Chaos

No going back: How America and the Middle East can turn the page to a productive future

Hady Amr

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars after his verdict at a court on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt June 16, 2015. An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a 2011 mass jail break.The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four other Brotherhood leaders were also handed the death penalty. More than 80 others were sentenced to death in absentia. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000129302

Order from Chaos

The tragedy of Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi

Shadi Hamid

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin/Pool - RC19885B9FF0

Middle East & North Africa

The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region

Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones

January 2019

Shoppers walk during the opening of the 'Mall of Africa' in Midrand outside Johannesburg, South Africa April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - D1AETAYSBVAB

Developing Economies

Africa’s consumer market potential

Landry Signé

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Supporters of the Islamist Ennahda movement wave party flags during a campaign event in Tunis October 24, 2014. Tunisia will hold parliamentary elections on October 26 and a presidential ballot in November. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Report

Islamist parties in North Africa: A comparative analysis of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt

Adel Abdel Ghafar and Bill Hess

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Egyptian security forces stand guard outside the court during the trial of human rights lawyer and ex-presidential candidate, Khaled Ali in Cairo, Egypt, January 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Report

A stable Egypt for a stable region: Socio-economic challenges and prospects

Adel Abdel Ghafar

Monday, February 19, 2018

A customer exchanges U.S. dollars to Egyptian pounds in a foreign exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Report

Egypt’s IMF program: Assessing the political economy challenges

Bessma Momani

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Blog Posts

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to students at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS - RC15D1E44B00

Order from Chaos

Around the halls: Brookings experts react to Secretary of State Pompeo’s speech in Cairo

Natan Sachs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Sharan Grewal, Jeffrey Feltman, Hady Amr, Suzanne Maloney, Ranj Alaaldin, Shadi Hamid, Eric Rosand, and Omar H. Rahman

Thursday, January 10, 2019

U.S. first lady Melania Trump tours Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC12A76764A0

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: World Bank lowers growth forecast, Melania Trump visits, and Zambia announces 2019 budget

Dhruv Gandhi

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - South Africa v Senegal - Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa - November 10, 2017 - Senegal soccer players celebrate their win over South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC12CE3DF140

Africa in focus

Africa in the World Cup: Building cohesion through the world’s most-watched sport

Karim Foda and Mariama Sow

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

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High school students take part in a protest against the cancellation and postponement of exams after a series of exam leaks, in front of the parliament in Cairo, Egypt June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Navigating the Storm: Civil society and ambiguous transitions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

By Noha Aboueldahab

2018

Egyptians in Revolt

By Adel Abdel Ghafar

2016

The Arab Spring Five Years Later: Vol 2

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2016

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Experts

Adel Abdel Ghafar

Fellow - Foreign Policy, Brookings Doha Center

@AdelAGhafar

Shadi Hamid

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World

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Bruce Riedel

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Center for Middle East Policy

Director - The Intelligence Project

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

What does Mohammed Morsi’s death mean for Egypt?

Shadi Hamid

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Up Front

Is Islam exceptional? And what does it mean for the future of Western democracy?

Shruti Godbole

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

A convoy of Israeli tanks rolls towards the front during the 1967 Middle East War

Podcast Episode

Podcast: The 1967 War

Khaled Elgindy, Shadi Hamid, Martin S. Indyk, Natan Sachs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 2, 2017

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Reports

Peace or Justice in the Arab World?

North Africa six years after the Arab Uprisings: Reflections and prospects

Reviving the stalled reconstruction of Gaza

Fellow - Foreign Policy, Brookings Doha Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, U.S. Relations with the Islamic World

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Center for Middle East Policy

Director - The Intelligence Project