Politics & Diplomacy

Defense Cooperation in the Arabian Gulf

In his commencement address to West Point graduates today, President Obama described his vision of a foreign policy that is founded not only upon a strong military but also by a web of alliances and partnerships that better position the United States as a global leader. Allies and partners, like those of the GCC countries, […]

EU’s Strengthened Political Parties May Soon Be the ‘Leading Instrument’ of Putin’s Europe Policy

By New Atlanticist

Now that Europeans have given more seats in their continental parliament to the far-right and far-left parties that want to significantly weaken the European Union, there will be some changes in Brussels, writes Damon Wilson in a posting today. “Will the EU Vote Bury Foreign Policy?” asks Judy Dempsey, European affairs analyst at Carnegie Europe, […]

Egyptian Elections: First Conclusions

By Mohamed El Dahshan

A military brass band in a polling station, the right to draw little hearts on official ballots, one explosion, and an unplanned day off: as the voting in Egypt’s twenty-first day of national elections since 2011 ends, there were only a few surprises but some preliminary conclusions can already be made.

Did Washington Lose the European Elections?

By Annette Heuser

Europe has voted, and the future European Parliament (EP) undoubtedly reflects a new political landscape across the continent. But the impact will go far beyond the western shores of Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. The trans-Atlantic relationship is also about to embark on new challenges to its unity.

In Pictures: Egypt Votes

By Jonathan Rashad

As voting winds down in Egypt’s second presidential elections in as many years, Jonathan Rashad takes a look back at the days leading up to the presidential elections. With thirteen candidates competing in the 2012 elections, only two presidential candidates are in the running this year, former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Nasserist Hamdeen Sabbahi. With Sisi forecast […]

Dispatch from Cairo: Polling Stations and Patriotic Festivals

By Amr Kotb

The scene at polling stations in Giza’s Dokki District on election day was not that different from the one in al-Gamaleya district, the birthplace of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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