Egypt in 2014: More demonstrations to come
By Steven A. Cook, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Steven A. Cook is the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Struggle for...
View ArticleThe War on Terror’s authoritarian template
By Sahar Aziz, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Sahar Aziz is associate professor at Texas A&M University School of Law where she teaches national security, civil rights, and Middle East law. She...
View ArticleTime for Egypt and Sudan to rein in traffickers
By Gerry Simpson, Special to CNN Editor's note: Gerry Simpson is Human Rights Watch's senior refugee researcher and advocate and author of a new report, 'I Wanted to Lie Down and Die: Trafficking and...
View ArticleWhat next for Egypt?
By Avi Asher-Schapiro This month marks three years since Hosni Mubarak resigned as Egypt’s president. But what does the future hold? GPS intern Avi Asher-Schapiro speaks with Shadi Hamid, a fellow at...
View ArticleUnderstanding the modern dictator’s playbook
By Daniel Calingaert, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Daniel Calingaert is executive vice president of Freedom House. The views expressed are his own. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decree honoring...
View ArticleEgypt’s judicial system spiraling out of control
By Salil Shetty, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Salil Shetty is Amnesty International's secretary general. The views expressed are his own. Egypt’s criminal justice system was in the spotlight again...
View ArticleZakaria: The old Egypt is back
CNN speaks with Fareed Zakaria about Monday's conviction in Egypt of three Al Jazeera English journalists accused of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. Fareed, what does this ruling in Egypt, going against...
View ArticleRepression no cure for challenge of political Islam
By Dalibor Rohac, Special to CNN Editor's note: Dalibor Rohac is a policy analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute. You can follow him @daliborrohac. The views...
View ArticleWhere is el-Sisi taking Egypt?
By David B. Ottaway, Special to CNN Editor’s note: David B. Ottaway is a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The views expressed are his own. A year ago today, a...
View ArticleWhy Qatar could be key to a Gaza ceasefire
By Sultan Barakat, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Sultan Barakat is director of research at the Brookings Doha Center and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy. The views...
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