...Magnus Nordenman Magnus Nordenman is deputy director for the Program on International Security at the Atlantic Council of the United States. Cook Steven A. : The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square . New York : Oxford University Press , 2012 . 408 pages . ISBN...

... a significant parameter in Middle Eastern politics, highlighted by the Arab Spring that began in late 2010. Student movements in Turkey and Egypt gained momentum in the 1960, and in the 1970s Islamic discourse became increasingly popular among young activists. These youth movements operated through flexible...

...Fred H. Lawson Recent studies of Egypt's long-standing dispute with Ethiopia over the distribution of the waters of the Nile River assume that the adoption of the Nile Basin Initiative in 1999 heralded a sharp turn toward regional conciliation and harmony. This assumption is unwarranted, given...

...Evaggelos Vallianatos Judith Cochran: Educational Roots of Political Crisis in Egypt . Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008. 233 pages. ISBN-10: 0-7391-1898-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-1898-6. $65.00 (hbk). Reviewed by Evaggelos Vallianatos. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2009 Evaggelos...

... of Economic and Social Development. Security, Donors’ Interests, and Education Policy Making in Egypt Fatma H. Sayed In this essay I examine how the issue of national security has infl uenced Egypt’s decision-making process in education policy...

...Robert J. Pranger Kirk J. Beattie: Egypt during the Sadat Years . New York and Hampshire, UK: Palgrave, 2000. 340 pages. ISBN 0-312-23246-2. $49.95. Robert J. Pranger is a private consultant specializing in the management of international resources. He was formerly associate/managing editor...

...Gawdat Bahgat Egypt holds limited proven oil and gas reserves. Increasingly, these hydrocarbon resources cannot meet the country’s rising energy demand. Consequently, Cairo has turned to nuclear and renewable power. In addition, the Egyptian authorities are under heavy pressure to restrain...

...Mohamed El-Khawas Egypt’s revolution has produced odd results. President Hosni Mubarak was replaced in 2011 by the military, which plans to stay in office until 2013. The interim government has been trying to reconcile the differing demands of young revolutionaries and emerging political parties...

...Nabil Fahmy Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2006 Nabil Fahmy is ambassador of Egypt to the United States. Egypt’s Unwavering Path to Democratic Reform Nabil Fahmy All over the world, the mention of Egypt typically evokes images of an ancient land...

...Ahmet T. Kuru Why did Turkish policies toward Syria and Egypt in 2011–15 largely fail? At the individual level, the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was plagued by populism in the sense that he uses foreign policy issues for the sake of domestic party politics without pursuing long-term...

...Gawdat Bahgat Since the early 2000s Iran's nuclear program has been a major focus of international and regional policy. Many policy makers and scholars have expressed their concern that if Iran “goes nuclear” other Middle Eastern countries, particularly Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, will follow...

...Richard T. Sale Islam is on the march in the Middle East. For the past few years, in every Mideast election, the Islamic parties have won: in the Gaza Strip in 2006 and in Iraq and Tunisia in 2010. In 2011, they won again in Turkey and Morocco, and in Egypt the Islamist parties confirmed...

... tumult that became the Arab Spring. Social unrest will remain the rule rather than the exception in the Arab region for the foreseeable future, especially in countries that have undergone regime change, such as Egypt and Tunisia, due to the lack of expected economic and political reforms. Nadine...

...Gawdat Bahgat; Robert Sharp For decades the United States has forged close relations with a number of key allies in the Arab world, particularly Egypt and Saudi Arabia. These close ties were based largely on perceived national interest, not mutual values. The fundamental changes in the Arab world...

... overview of the counterterrorist activities laid down by the EP toward SMCs is provided. Then the essay focuses on the activity of EP's delegations with the Maghreb and the Mashreq, with reference to cooperation on counterterrorism with Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Finally, concluding remarks...

...-Cypriot hopes. The gas discoveries were not the principal motivation behind the Greek and Greek-Cypriot attempts to establish a trilateral framework of structured cooperation with Israel and Egypt. The export of Cypriot gas to Egyptian liquefied natural gas facilities, however, is the only realistic...

...-aggrandizing power instead of needed change for our people gives impetus to outside forces — such as the Tea Party — much as in Tunisia and Egypt. Leaders must restore Americans’ trust by a commitment to accountability and results if they are to be the ones to lead the restoration of the American Dream...

... fundamentalism. Civil disobedience campaigns in Tunisia and Egypt succeeded in forcing regime change in ways that a decade of al Qaeda terror attacks failed to accomplish. While it is too soon to write al Qaeda’s obituary, its erosion came well before the death of its historic leader. This essay examines al...

... had been eagerly planning the establishment of a university in the region in order to make the local elites familiar with Western culture. Egypt, Palestine, and Cyprus were considered the most likely locations for the institution. It is argued that cultural propaganda was perceived by the Foreign...

... facing the countries of the region but as a vivid statement of one point of view on those issues. DOI 10.1215/10474552-2009-018 Judith Cochran: Educational Roots of Political Crisis in Egypt. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008. 233 pages. ISBN-10: 0-7391-1898-6, ISBN- 13: 978-0-7391-1898...