The neocon blogoshere is lit up with more willow witching that the events in Egypt are vindication of the Bush's "freedom agenda." And, they are blasting Obama for his timid response -- apparently, Washington controls the destiny of this protest movement: In...
When I taught for three years at the American University in Cairo, my partner, who was conducting her doctoral dissertation research on Islamist political parties, would often get text messages from...
Great powers find themselves compelled to support regimes they consider problematic, unpleasant, or even odious. The United States is no exception. Many of its friends and allies have far greater...