Since the February 2011 overthrow of the Mubarak government, Egypt has steadily drifted away from the West in general and the United States in particular. This trend accelerated after the Muslim Brotherhood, a radical anti-western Islamist movement, consolidated control over Egypt’s new government this summer. Mohamed Morsi, a longtime member of the brotherhood, was…
Say what you will about the controversial Cairo statement released by the U.S. embassy in Egypt only hours before the tsunami of anti-American protests that swept the Islamic world -- the Long Telegram it was not. The statement was so bad (to the point of lacking appropriate punctuation at one point) that it produced a rare moment of true bipartisanship -- neither…
Senior Fellow Peter Brookes explains the latest from the Middle East and North Africa after U.S. embassies overseas have been subject to multiple anti-American attacks.…
It’s a democratic election, but the choice is between representatives of two strains of anti-democratic forces: an Islamist party and a repressive military. This weekend’s runoff election for Egyptian president pits Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood against former Gen. Ahmed Shafiq,who served as the Mubarak regime’s last prime minister. How did Egypt come to…
In this week's Heritage in Focus podcast, James Carafano discusses the political situation in Egypt and its meaning for American policy in the Middle East. David Weinberger hosts. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen to more Heritage in Focus podcasts, return to the Podcast page.…
Peter Brookes discusses the escalating situation in Egypt.…
James Carafano discusses the protests in Egypt.…
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi today signed into law Egypt’s new constitution, which his fractured opposition has...…
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