As the Arab Spring weakens, we will see more of these terrible incidents
Today’s barbaric attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, resulting in the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens, is the latest reminder of two troubling things. First, coming on the heels of protests in...
View ArticleEgypt's generals are just itching to seize control
Looking at the concrete barricades the Egyptian military have thrown up around the presidential palace in Cairo, you get the distinct impression that the country's top brass have President Mohammed...
View ArticleEgypt is paying the price for a history of urban neglect
People looking at the scenes of chaos coming out of Egypt may be tempted to think that the revolution of two years ago has failed. They may have various reasons in their head as to why: it was hijacked...
View ArticleEgypt: by getting rid of Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian military has done us all...
I can't say I'm sad to see the back of Mohammed Morsi's fledgling Islamic dictatorship. For all the goodwill he attracted following his victory in Egypt's first democratic election last year – both...
View ArticleRevolution in Egypt: are Cairo's secret police on the right side for once?
Will the real faces of Egypt's new revolution please step forward? Is it the young hipsters of the Tamarod movement, the revamped coalition of Facebookers who first took to the streets in 2011? Is it...
View ArticleWhere are Egypt's rising young political stars?
Picture the following scenario. Fed up with how his country is being run, a young man gets together with a few friends to form a political opposition movement. Within less than three months, it...
View ArticleEgypt: where did all our principles go?
The news from Egypt is a disaster; for Egypt, for the wider Middle East and for Western policymakers. In Cairo – cultural capital of the Arab world – government gunmen kill unarmed protesters....
View ArticleEgypt: Try democracy
Suppose you wanted a global surge in Islamic fundamentalism. How would you go about provoking it? Here’s a suggestion. First, back a troupe of small-minded despots who justify their regimes by claiming...
View ArticleWas Israel behind was Egypt's coup? Turkey's deluded prime minister thinks so
It was surely only a matter of time before someone blamed Israel for orchestrating the recent chaos in Egypt. The world is, after all, full of crazed conspiracy theorists, for whom there is no evil act...
View ArticleThe shootings in Egypt are an incalculable boost to al-Qaeda
As Egyptian security forces shot dead 50 more protesters at yesterday’s big demonstrations, I was at a conference in Istanbul to discuss the country’s future. Egyptian exiles were present, showing deep...
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