North Africa

The Egyptian Uprising: A Timeline

By EgyptSource

Since its founding, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East has closely followed Egypt’s transition as it faces social, political, and economic challenges. In an effort to help map the twists and turns, the Center has produced a detailed timeline navigating momentous and jarring changes to the fabric of Egyptian society, beginning with the first […]

Egypt’s Uprising: The Impact of Three Years on an Archaelogist

By Mohamed Abdelfattah

Three years after a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, as Egypt witnesses a volatile transitional period, EgyptSource looks at how these events have affected individual Egyptians.

US Chief of Defense: NATO Examining Threats to its Southern Flank

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

The NATO chiefs of defense “talked a little bit about today, a little bit about tomorrow, and a little bit about 10 years from now,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [Gen. Martin E. Dempsey] said as he returned to Washington today from alliance meetings in Brussels.

Business and Terrorism in Algeria

By Richard Nield

A year after forty workers were killed in a terrorist attack against one of Algeria’s largest gas facilities on January 16, 2013, serious reservations remain about the provision of security at the site. The government’s partners on the project, the UK’s BP and Norway’s Statoil, have not yet received the necessary assurances that they can […]

How Egypt’s Revolution Might Have Gone Differently

Reeling from a series of bombings, Egyptians are fearful, insecure, and grasping for a sense of stability as its revolutionaries get caught in the crossfire of the state’s war on the Muslim Brotherhood and terrorism. January 25, 2014 marks the thrid anniversary of the Egyptian revolution and many who supported the uprising wonder what change […]

Identity, Islam, and Women in the Tunisian Constitution

By Duncan Pickard

The process of drafting the Tunisian constitution, now awaiting its final phase of approval from the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), has been in some ways a debate about the nature of Tunisian society. When it is passed, the question on many minds will be the extent to which the document is progressive or conservative in […]

An Alternative History of the Egyptian Revolution

By Maged Atiya

It will soon be the third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. There will be a flood of articles and opinions about where Egypt stands today, where it might be heading and the significance of various events. Blame will be assigned, pity will be sought, anger will be vented and in proper order events will overtake […]

Getting US Policy Right in Egypt: Where Does Democracy Promotion Fit?

Since the July 3 ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi, many have questioned whether efforts to transition to democracy in Egypt are working and whether democracy promotion should be part of US policy towards Egypt. On January 23, 2014, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace […]