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Authoritarians are on the rise around the world, but history shows they’re mostly helpless.
Zenko is joined by Steven A. Cook, CFR's Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies. They discuss Cook's latest book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, and U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Sisi and Erdogan Are Accomplices of the CoronavirusBy killing the Middle East’s sense of community, the region’s dictators have helped the pandemic on its death march.
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The Whole World Got Hosni Mubarak WrongThe eulogies for Egypt’s fourth president focused on his downfall, but history will remember his overlooked accomplishments while in office.
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Pompeo’s Departure Is Restoring the State Department’s SwaggerThe U.S. secretary of state appears to have one foot out the door—and that’s exactly what U.S. diplomats have been waiting for.
Experts in this Region
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
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Don’t Hold Your Breath for Democratic Change in the Middle EastThe region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.
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Egypt’s Muslim BrotherhoodThe Muslim Brotherhood, once Egypt’s largest opposition movement and a standard-bearer for Islamist groups around the world, has been once again driven underground as Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has consolidated power.
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Egypt Doesn’t Matter AnymoreThe death of Mohamed Morsi is the latest milestone along the country’s slide into terminal irrelevance.
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Will Gulf Nations Tip the Balance in Sudan Crisis?Gulf powers have lined up behind Sudan’s ruling military council. Where Sudan goes from here could depend on whether other powers play a countervailing role.
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See How Much You Know About EgyptTest your knowledge of Egypt, from its geography to its relations with its neighbors.
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Blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood: What to KnowNaming the diffuse movement a foreign terrorist organization could stretch the blacklist’s purpose and complicate the work of diplomats in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Sisi Has His Own Jamal KhashoggiIt’s time to hold Egypt accountable for the U.S. citizens it has unjustly victimized.
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Sisi Has His Own Jamal Khashoggi. Her Name is April Corley.It’s time to hold Egypt accountable for the U.S. citizens it has unjustly victimized.
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DRC, Afghanistan, and Egypt at Highest Risk for Mass KillingThe Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, and Egypt top the list of countries most likely to experience a new mass killing in 2018 or 2019, according to a new forecast.
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The Vulgar Marxism of Middle East PunditryFor political activists in the Muslim world, it's not just the economy, stupid.
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Women This Week: Making History in VietnamWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington and Ao Yin.
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Global Conflict This Week: UN Fact-Finding Mission Releases Myanmar ReportDevelopments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.