Issandr El Amrani Archive
Showing 21 - 30 articles of 30
Apr 03, 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood is within its right to consolidate power, but it is a political miscalculation that the group may regret. Read Article Muslim Brotherhood miscalculates in its political monopoly
Jan 25, 2012
The next few months will determine how democratic the new Egypt will be. But there is already new vitality in the country's public life. Read Article Egypt's uprising continues to be a work in progress
Jan 16, 2012
Mohammed ElBaradei has always advocated a vision of a different politics in Egypt. He may have been an ineffective politician, but he has also been consistently decent and upright. Read Article ElBaradei chooses truth over Egypt's still-tainted politics
Dec 31, 2011
Seasons of Change So far the post-Mubarak landscape has failed to usher in the fundamental shift towards transparency and democracy that many dreamed of in the early days of the Arab Spring. Read Article Spring: Egypt's true revolution is yet to come
Nov 28, 2011
The protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are not the only voice of the Egyptian people, and the balance of forces remains fluid as elections begin. Read Article Tahrir protesters don't speak for all in anxious Egypt
Nov 21, 2011
Months of bickering by the country's political forces mean the upcoming parliamentary elections will be deeply flawed. Read Article Egypt's dangerous run-up to elections is a necessary risk
Nov 18, 2011
Andrew Tabler's fascinating new book provides a close-up view of the clash between the United States and Bashar Al Assad. Read Article In the Lion's Den: America's struggles with Syria's tenacious dictator
Oct 23, 2011
As Tunisians vote today, following their revolution, they know they face many challenges but also that they have made a lot of progress together already. Read Article For all of its flaws, Tunisia's election is already a victory
Sep 24, 2011
The Middle East today is confusing, because each player is readjusting its policy on its own. It is like the din one hears before the performance of a symphony, when musicians tune their instruments. Read Article A concert of the Middle East
Jul 19, 2011
As Tahrir Square protesters and other Egyptians debate the shape of a new government and its relations with the military, what is amazing is that what the public thinks actually seems to matter. Read Article An enduring Tahrir protest revokes the military's free pass
