The Normalization of Antidemocratic Extremism in the United States

May 4, 2021 / Global Forum

To dissect the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol requires an understanding of the language of American political violence.

Does the Biden Administration Have Time for Foreign Policy?

Winter 2021 / Essays

As the United States moves back to a more traditional presidency, the world questions the new administration’s ability, much less willingness, to take a leading role in world politics amid more demanding issues at home

Embracing Change: U.S. Foreign Policy Shifts

Fall 2020 / Q & A

Former U.S. diplomat and American University in Cairo President Francis Ricciardone discusses whether a Biden win will see a return to a rules based international order.

America Leads by Living up to Its Ideals

Fall 2020 / Q & A

On the eve of a pivotal U.S. election, American University in Cairo President Francis J. Ricciardone Jr. is optimistic about America’s unwavering belief in openness and diversity.

Abortion and the Political Futures of Women’s Rights

Fall 2020 / Essays

Gender and women’s rights have been divisive issues in U.S. domestic politics, particularly when it comes to abortion. How has the Trump administration handled these issues and will the 2020 U.S. election serve as a continuation of these policies?

Resisting the Tide of Bigotry

Fall 2020 / Essays

American Jews are left divided and looking for new directions as Donald Trump embraces the white supremacism of the alt-right and the Zionism of Benjamin Netanyahu

The World Is Watching the United States

Fall 2020 / Essays

The United States is facing a perfect storm that puts it in the headlights of its counterparts’ world views.

Players on the Libyan Chessboard

Summer 2020 / Q & A

Lisa Anderson explains how external response to the Libyan conflict largely synchronizes with existing alliances and strategic interests.

Reluctant Power Europe

Summer 2020 / Essays

Will Europe’s approach of principled pragmatism toward the Mediterranean succeed in creating stability where previous approaches have failed?

“America First” In a World Crisis

May 7, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

How Donald Trump’s America First policy failed

The U.S. Pandemic Response: The Challenge of Competing Narratives

April 18, 2020 / Essays

The American people lose out to contradictory official messages during a crisis that has been framed within the 2020 presidential election.

Islam in America

Winter 2020 / Book Reviews

An eminent journalist connects American anti-Muslim rhetoric to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Connecting to the U.S. Electorate

March 9, 2020 / Global Forum

Diana Carlin, leader in the field of U.S. political communication, speaks with the Cairo Review’s Assistant Editor Sydney Wise.

Mobilizing Against Trump’s “Vision”

March 2, 2020 / Q & A

Former Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Alkidwa explains the ways Palestinians are contesting the Trump plan for peace and how the Trump deal caters only to extremists on the Israeli and American right

The Middle East Reacts to Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

January 30, 2020 / Tahrir Forum

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, the reactions of key regional figures ranged from hopeful to enraged.

Has America’s Influence Ebbed?

Fall 2019 / Book Reviews

How Donald Trump trashed the post-Cold War international order

A Whole Government Effort

Summer 2019 / Q & A

In reaffirming the U.S. role in the Middle East, anti-terrorism expert Gerald Feierstein explains that it is not enough to just fight violent networks; leaders must also address the root causes of extremism

Opportunity of the Century?

Summer 2019 / Midan

Jared Kushner’s economic stimulus initiative to solve the Palestinian issue was introduced in the 80s and ended in failure.

An Iran Strategy Worth Fighting For

July 24, 2019 / Tahrir Forum

U.S. and Saudi confrontations with Iran are causing proxy-warfare in weak or failing Arab states and escalating tensions in the Gulf, but there might still be a chance for diplomatic progress with the right combination of measures targeting Gulf-specific, regional, and international issues.

Getting Back on Keel

Spring 2019 / Q & A

Egypt’s first Fulbright specialist from the United States since 2013 Thomas De Luca critiques the past and the future of national exceptionalism, political polarization, and erosion of democratic values both at home and abroad

A Win-Win for Iran and the Region

Spring 2019 / Essays

Iran’s role in the “end-state diplomatic model” of conflict resolution and crisis management in the Middle East

A Dangerous Coin Toss

Fall 2018 / Midan

For long-time scholar of American foreign policy, William Quandt, it’s still too hard to say what Trump wants in the Middle East

Video: What Do U.S. Polls Say About America’s Divide

September 26, 2018 / Global Forum

Shibley Telhami lays down a guide to understanding Donald Trump and the “clash of civilizations” that exists within America today. According to polls, more Americans are adopting a cosmopolitan “anti-Trump” identity, as well as more rigid religious identities.

Jordan at the Crossroads

July 7, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

Jordan’s economic, demographic and geographic characteristics have left the country vulnerable to mass protests and external pressure that can only be overcome by a comprehensive reform program.

Trump’s Dangerous Gamble

May 13, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

The consequences of Trump’s short-sighted decision on the Iran Nuclear Pact and an analysis of the JCPOA’s pros and cons.

Trump’s Toughest Deal

Fall 2017 / Essays

President Donald Trump has boasted “We will get this done” on peace in the Middle East. Negotiations between wary Israeli and Palestinian leaders might need a provocative jolt in order to stop the slide toward a “one-state reality.”

Trump’s Short-Sighted Iran Strategy

November 9, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

President Trump’s aggressive stance against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards could further jeopardize regional stability and the Iran nuclear deal.

U.S. Role in Resolving Qatar Crisis Grows

July 13, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

All parties in the Qatar crisis are learning important lessons about the business of statecraft, which will benefit them all in the long run.

Refugee Champion

Summer 2017 / Q & A

Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband quit Parliament to take up the helm of the International Rescue Committee. He speaks to Cairo Review Senior Editor Amir-Hussein Radjy about the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and the personal family story that drives his work.

Trump versus Globalization

Summer 2017 / Essays

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump campaigned on promises that would reverse years of trade liberalization. Whether or not he triggers a global trade war, his policies are undermining America’s standing as the preeminent world leader.

The Case for Open Markets

Summer 2017 / Essays

Is the free trade party over? Competition certainly has its losers. But the widespread discontent with globalization misses a crucial point: only more trade, not less, will reverse the slowdown in world productivity.

Anti-Trade Alliance

Summer 2017 / Essays

Who’s afraid of globalization? Everybody from Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders, it seems, and environmentalists and factory workers in between. An unlikely coalition of skeptics from across the political spectrum is driving the anti-trade movement.

Behind Putin’s Iron Curtain

June 1, 2017 / Global Forum

Russia needs the West—but the realpolitik driving its foreign policy demands it be treated as an equal.

Empty Promises in Riyadh

May 29, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

The Trump administration pageant moves to the Middle East.

Trump’s Middle East Fantasies

May 17, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

Based on the outlines of Trump’s apparent goals, all his goals are rehashed versions of past policy failures.

Will Trump Help South Sudan?

May 10, 2017 / Global Forum

Resolving the conflict in Africa’s youngest country brings to the fore contradictions in President Trump’s foreign policy.

Winds of Change

Spring 2017 / Essays

The Middle East is reeling from domestic battles between progressive and repressive visions, the impact of globalization, and an exploding youth bulge. Now the reemergence of Russia, the rise of China, and the election of a nonconformist American president also require the Arab World’s urgent attention.

Crisis of Confidence

Spring 2017 / Book Reviews

Does the world matter to Americans?

Arab Gulf’s Mislaid Hopes in Trump

April 23, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

The contradictions of U.S. foreign policy could lead to renewed tensions with Gulf leaders.

Egypt, a Partner for Peace and Stability

March 19, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

U.S.-Egyptian relations are at a crossroads.

Trump Rushes into Raqqa

March 15, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

America wades deeper into the quagmire of Syria’s civil war.

Hanan Ashrawi: “We Are Seriously Worried”

February 16, 2017 / Q & A

The Trump administration has suggested dropping the two-state solution and moving its embassy to Jerusalem. Influential Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi speaks out.

Trump’s Threat to Arab-Israeli Peace

February 13, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

U.S. policy threatens to undo not only the two-state solution, but stable relations with Israel’s Arab neighbors.

Will Trump and El-Sisi Avert a Proven Disaster?

January 25, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

I think we should all be very worried about the tone and direction of Trump’s apparent views on how the United States should pursue its relations with Egypt.

Trump, Kushner, and the Anti-Establishment Circus

January 11, 2017 / Tahrir Forum

The Jared Kushner appointment is controversial and even shocking to many, but to Donald Trump it is the epitome and the heart of what he and America are all about.

The Challenge for Liberalism

Winter 2017 / Midan

The year 2016 has demonstrated that the West, the liberal order the Arab World sought to become a part of, was going through an identity crisis of its own.

The Modernity Trap

Winter 2017 / Q & A

Indian writer Pankaj Mishra probes imperialism’s legacy, liberalism’s failure, and the spreading global disorder.

The New Battle Over LGBTQ

Winter 2017 / Essays

Donald Trump has expressed sympathy for gay rights in the past, but his conservative supporters are out to reverse the hard-won gains made by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. Activists are ready for a fight.

The Year of Living Dangerously

Winter 2017 / Essays

In the United States and Britain, the Trump and Brexit campaigns in 2016 embraced and encouraged voices of xenophobia, fear of the other, racism, and divisiveness that we thought had been marginalized in the modern era. To understand the democratic crisis, pay attention to the social conditions of democracy.

Picking Up the Middle East Pieces

Winter 2017 / Essays

Donald Trump’s tough talk of defeating Islamic terrorists, ripping up the Iran nuclear deal, and barring Muslims from entering the U.S. suggests a sharp pivot in Middle East policy, but could be surprising continuity with Barack Obama’s approach to the region.