Egypt and the army’s roadmap
After the killing of at least 51 Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt, and the army's announcement of its roadmap for the return to democracy,…
Middle East and North Africa
Repression and violence after the coup in Egypt
Europe should remember that the elements in Egypt that are now likely to be on top of the political system – the Army, the judiciary, the intelligence services – represent a completely unreformed inheritance from the “deep state” as it existed under Mubarak.
Mubarak’s children come home
This is not a victory for freedom but for the old regime, or more precisely the Egyptian deep-state – a bureaucratic, military, and business elite, that never went away, is considered to be the real power in Egypt and that just reasserted its interests.
Drones and targeted killing: defining a European position
What Europe needs to do
27
Jun
Middle East and North Africa
America, Europe and the Vanishing Two State Prospect for Israel/Palestine
expert workshop on Israel/Palestine and what the US and the EU could do
27
Jun
Middle East and North Africa
The Fallout from Taksim Square
After over three weeks of intense protests, Turkish analysts Karabekir Akkoyunlu and Ziya Meral will look at the implications and fallout from these demonstrations
Syria: the Kurdish view
This essay forms part of an eight-part ECFR series exploring the regional responses, dynamics and ramifications of the Syrian uprising and civil war. These…
Syria: the view from Israel
Israel’s strategic approach to Syria can be described as wary, pragmatic and broken down into specific micro areas of threats and interests rather than comprising a comprehensive picture of what kind of Syria it would like to see, and what it could do to facilitate this outcome.
Syria: the view from Turkey
The crisis in Syria has presented a profound challenge to Ankara’s orientation towards Damascus, forcing it to adapt to changing conditions on the ground that confounded the expectations of Turkish policy makers – as well as challenging its Zero Problem with Neighbors (ZPwN) foreign policy.