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January 10, 2020
Ethiopia
Abiy’s Agenda and the Future of Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ambitious reform plans for Ethiopia will be tested in the year ahead. Since taking the helm of government in April 2018, Abiy has been a whirlwind of activity, opening up …
April 1, 2017
Iraq
Weekend Reading: Iraq’s Jews, Polarization in Lebanon, and Jihadis From Fayoum
Reading selections for the weekend of March 31, 2017.
December 24, 2013
Egypt
Egypt Ends the Year With Prison Sentences
On December 18, Egyptian security forces raided the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), a leading think tank. The timing is extraordinary, because foreign diplomats and human rig…
February 20, 2019
Arab Spring
False Dawn
Teaching Notes for False Dawn, written by Steven A. Cook, in which he examines why Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Turkey did not transition to democracy and explains how and why Middle East uprisings didn't succeed.
March 4, 2015
Middle East and North Africa
Common Sense and Courage on Egypt
Senator John McCain is a rare voice both of common sense and--because common sense on Egypt is so rare--of courage when it comes to U.S. relations with that key Arab country. Last week he issued thi…
November 1, 2021
Ethiopia
One Year On, Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict No Closer to Political Solution
This week will mark a year since the start of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Twelve months in, the conflict is widening, the human toll is devastating, and the prospects for peace more remote than ever. The future of the Ethiopian state is so uncertain that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declined to release a forecast for the country in the latest World Economic Outlook.
