US policy in the Middle East part 2 – Professor Juan Cole
In the second of three podcasts looking at US foreign policy in the Middle East, we hear from Professor Juan Cole, who explains why…
North Africa
US policy in the Middle East part 1 – Jeremy Shapiro
In the first of three podcasts on US policy in the Middle East, Jeremy Shapiro explains why foreign policy is in thrall to US…
Europe’s crises (part 1) – Ukraine and migration
Analysis of two of the crises facing Europe – Ukraine and migration – with President Toomas Ilves, Carl Bildt, Jo Johnson, Emma Bonino and…
The challenges facing Sisi’s Egypt
Now that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been sworn in as Egypt's president, what are the challenges ahead, and what can the West do to…
Abdul Rahman Alageli on Libya’s transition
Abdul Rahman Alageli explains why the Libyan state is a challenge to an effective democratic transition, and why the country may be better off…
Egypt’s military & Europe’s response
Issandr el Amrani, Florence Gaub, and Anthony Dworkin take a close look at the situation in Egypt, the motivation and interests of the military,…
ECFR’s World in 30 minutes: The Arab spring – three years on
Mark Leonard hosts a discussion with Daniel Levy, Anthony Dworkin, and Julien Barnes-Dacey on the Arab Spring and current events in the Middle East…
Matt Toaldo on Libya’s transition
Two years after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, is Libya's transition still on track? Speaking at an ECFR Black Coffee Morning, Mattia…
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,…