Egypt

Days before Fahmy’s retrial, CJFE explains the importance of public support in his case.

In an interview with CBC News, Mohamed Fahmy’s brother says family is “devastated. We literally had our bags packed.”

Sisi won the Egyptian election in a landslide. That won’t help the country’s teetering economy or broken democratic institutions, says Matt Gouett.

Egypt is on a high now, but unless the country deals with its economic and social problems, it will crash soon.

Once again Egyptians have gone to the polls to vote on a constitution. But what this is really about is legitimizing a coup argues Bessma Momani.

As Morsi’s trial resumes, OpenCanada runs down what you need to know.

The ‘us against them’ narratives are hardening on both sides with little room in the middle for moderates says Bessma Momani.

The global appeal of mass street protests is undeniable, but they don’t offer a shortcut to improving democracy, argues Bessma Momani.

Bessma Momani on why young Egyptians suffer most when marriages between political parties end in divorce.

Bessma Momani on the call by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for Egyptians to rally in support of the military.

The situation in Egypt today isn’t unique, argues Josh Kurlantzick. New democracies often quickly revert to quasi-dictatorships.

Bessma Momani on why the West didn’t stand up for Egypt’s first democratically elected president.

Bessma Momani on why the hollow slogans of the Islamists will not satisfy the demands of Egyptians for real change.

Protests against President Morsi have taken Egypt back to the edge. Bessma Momani on why the opposition is playing a dangerous game.

Bessma Momani on why Egypt is on the verge of a real fiscal cliff, and the consequences for the region if it goes over.

The Egyptian president had only a small window to repair the damage wrought by Mubarak, and Bessma Momani says he failed to use it effectively.

The latest round of protests reveal the continuing fragility of post-Mubarak Egypt, and the increasing frustration of Egyptians with the current regime.

Bessma Momani on the country’s upcoming referendum to decide the fate of Morsi’s constitution.

The Egyptian president was wrong to usurp the judiciary, but his opponents don’t have the right to usurp the general will either argues Bessma Momani.

Ideology isn’t something that any leader can turn on and off at will, but that does not necessarily lead to irrational policy making.