Egypt
Why Is Egypt Moving Tanks Across the Sinai Desert?
Cairo does not appear interested in invading Gaza or neighboring Israel. Instead, the tanks’ presence is a show of force, intent on keeping large refugee flows of Palestinian Arabs out...
What’s In The Arab Plan For Gaza?
If the Arab world acts decisively to sideline Hamas, the organization’s financial, logistical, and public support may erode significantly. The highly anticipated Egyptian vision for the future of Gaza was...
Gaza: From Red To Blue
A “four-zone” plan for Gaza’s reconstruction could win Arab, Israeli, and U.S. support. President Trump transformed the general thinking about Gaza and the day after with his call for Palestinians...
How Turkey Outplayed Egypt and the U.S. In The Horn Of Africa
Turkey has mediated an agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia, ending nearly a decade-long rivalry between the two African nations. While the deal is a welcome development for regional stability, Turkey’s...
Egypt in Somalia: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
In August 2024, the African Union Peace and Security Council approved the formation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), a move later endorsed by the...
Why Russia Doesn’t Want War Between Israel and Iran
An Israeli airstrike on an Iranian embassy in Syria last week killed three IRGC-QF generals and four other Iranian military officers. Iran is expected to retaliate in the coming days...
Pro-Russian Media Narrative Takes Hold in Egypt
On December 6 of last year, Russian president Vladimir Putin made a lightning tour to the Middle East to the UAE and Saudi Arabia amid heightened tensions and fears of...
Why Turkey and Egypt are Friendly Again
Last week’s Valentine’s Day agreement in Cairo between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi should be considered a significant diplomatic achievement. Following the Arab Spring,...
Egypt’s Looming Crisis
Stability in the Middle East is vital to American interests. The region remains a crucial source of energy and is located at the crossroads of world commerce. It also acts...
Making Iran Pay a Price for Its Encirclement of the Middle East
There are two prevailing interpretations of the recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The first interpretation is that these are proxy attacks, sponsored by Iran, aimed at...
Why the Yom Kippur War Was Hell on Earth
The Yom Kippur War, Explained: In 1973, a coalition of Arab states led by Syria and Egypt initiated coordinated attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights against Israel....
The True Meaning of Joe Biden’s Middle East Trip
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to travel to an active war zone and the scene of an unfolding humanitarian crisis spoke volumes, even before his arrival. The White House has stated that...