Opinion
What about Palestine?
March 1, 2012
What about Palestine?
A couple of weeks ago, amid the boring and ridiculous drama of the NGO crisis and the possible end of…
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
February 29, 2012
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
JAKARTA — “We warned them about trusting the military.”The topic of the conversation was Egypt, but the speaker was no…
The reality of Syria’s opposition
February 28, 2012
The reality of Syria’s opposition
Is the job of the media to report or make news, to provide a channel for expressing views or direct…
Egypt’s cobra and mongoose
February 27, 2012
Egypt’s cobra and mongoose
The deadly struggle for power between Egypt's rulers and Muslim Brothers dates back to the rule of King Farouk, with…
The truth about Fayza
February 26, 2012
The truth about Fayza
The trial of 43 pro-democracy activists, including almost 20 US citizens, on the charges of working illegally in Egypt, has…
Washington’s NGO firestorm
February 26, 2012
Washington’s NGO firestorm
Egypt's case against NGO workers, including at least 16 Americans, has sparked an unprecedented uproar in Washington, triggering what many…
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
February 23, 2012
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…
Egypt’s constitution: Conflicting visions
February 22, 2012
Egypt’s constitution: Conflicting visions
Fears that a new Egyptian constitution will produce a dysfunctional and undemocratic outcome are rapidly coming to a head. The…
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
February 21, 2012
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
A few days ago, I was invited to a meeting for the World Bank’s office in Cairo to discuss a…
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
February 20, 2012
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
On Friday, readers of The New York Times woke to sobering news of the death of one of the newspaper’s most…