by Mamoun Fandy | Aug 11, 2014 | Opinion
The war in Gaza is the second stage of a process of change regarding the nature of what used to be called “the Arab–Israeli conflict.” The first stage was the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, in which Iran, a non-Arab state, fought Israel in...
by Mamoun Fandy | Jun 3, 2014 | Opinion
Now that Egypt has elected its president, it must confront five long-term major crises, which must be dealt with collectively, and prioritized, so the country can avoid becoming bogged down in tactical issues at the expense of pursuing a wider strategy—which would...
by Mamoun Fandy | Aug 8, 2013 | Opinion
The comparison between Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey does not necessarily have to be confined to the relationship between the army and the society, and the role army commanders are playing in politics, and the relationship between those commanders and religion and the...
by Mamoun Fandy | Mar 26, 2013 | Opinion
The political crisis in Egypt is serious and it seems that the Egyptian Army should get involved, willingly or not. But what are the objective circumstances for the involvement of the army once again in politics after it has got rid of this burden and handed over...
by Mamoun Fandy | Jan 18, 2012 | Opinion
With a few differences, Mohamed ElBaradei’s decision to withdraw from the Egyptian presidential race is just as surprising and mysterious as Mubarak’s decision to step down from power. I would say that we don’t know a lot about what’s going on in Egypt...
