Religious Violence Threatens Democratic Governance in Nigeria
Religious violence in Nigeria is becoming as visible as the government’s inability to control it. On Sunday, ethnic violence ravaged the southern city of Jos. Men armed with machetes wreaked havoc on...
View ArticleEgypt: An Arab Spring “Re-Do”
In a new Backgrounder, “Egypt: A Way Forward After a Step Back,” Heritage experts suggest four steps the U.S. should take to address the crisis in Egypt: Press Egypt’s army to hold elections and step...
View ArticleQ&A: U.S. Foreign Aid to Egypt
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom James Phillips, Heritage’s senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs, answers key questions about U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. What is U.S. foreign aid to Egypt?...
View ArticleEgypt: U.S. Should Take a Stand for Democracy
The Obama Administration’s indecision in the face of current events in Egypt is backfiring. Freedom-aspiring Egyptians are angry with the U.S. for supporting now-deposed President Mohamed Morsi as he...
View ArticleEgypt: The Arab Spring 2.0
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom The foundation for democratic governance is slowly, but steadily, starting to form in Egypt. The interim government was sworn in on July 16 and the constitutional...
View ArticleObama Administration Stumbles in Egypt’s Shifting Sands
Li Muzi/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom The Obama Administration’s influence in Egypt has evaporated as Egypt’s “Arab Spring” hopes for a democratic transition have wilted during a summer of rising violence....
View ArticleSuez Canal Attacked by Terrorists
Egyptian authorities announced this weekend that a container ship passing through the Suez Canal was attacked by terrorists, who apparently sought to close the strategic waterway. The Panama-flagged...
View ArticleObama’s Lack of Leadership on Aid to Egypt
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom U.S. policy on Egypt has drifted in recent months due to a lack of high-level attention, as the Obama Administration focused on Syria, Iran, Israeli–Palestinian peace...
View ArticleU.S. Allies Voice Alarm over Obama’s Middle East Policies
Newscom Saudi Arabia and Israel, two key U.S. allies, have publicly challenged the Obama Administration’s Middle East policies this week and expressed alarm over the unraveling of America’s reputation...
View ArticleQ&A on the Trouble in South Sudan, the World’s Youngest Country
Residents of Juba arrive at the U.N. compound, where they sought shelter. (Photo: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) South Sudan is dangerously close to becoming embroiled in a civil war. Rival...
View ArticleEgypt: An Arab Spring “Re-Do”
In a new Backgrounder, “Egypt: A Way Forward After a Step Back,” Heritage experts suggest four steps the U.S. should take to address the crisis in Egypt: Press Egypt’s army to hold elections and step...
View ArticleQ&A: U.S. Foreign Aid to Egypt
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom James Phillips, Heritage’s senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs, answers key questions about U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. What is U.S. foreign aid to Egypt?...
View ArticleEgypt: U.S. Should Take a Stand for Democracy
The Obama Administration’s indecision in the face of current events in Egypt is backfiring. Freedom-aspiring Egyptians are angry with the U.S. for supporting now-deposed President Mohamed Morsi as he...
View ArticleEgypt: The Arab Spring 2.0
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom The foundation for democratic governance is slowly, but steadily, starting to form in Egypt. The interim government was sworn in on July 16 and the constitutional...
View ArticleObama Administration Stumbles in Egypt’s Shifting Sands
Li Muzi/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom The Obama Administration’s influence in Egypt has evaporated as Egypt’s “Arab Spring” hopes for a democratic transition have wilted during a summer of rising violence....
View ArticleSuez Canal Attacked by Terrorists
Egyptian authorities announced this weekend that a container ship passing through the Suez Canal was attacked by terrorists, who apparently sought to close the strategic waterway. The Panama-flagged...
View ArticleObama’s Lack of Leadership on Aid to Egypt
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom U.S. policy on Egypt has drifted in recent months due to a lack of high-level attention, as the Obama Administration focused on Syria, Iran, Israeli–Palestinian peace...
View ArticleU.S. Allies Voice Alarm over Obama’s Middle East Policies
Newscom Saudi Arabia and Israel, two key U.S. allies, have publicly challenged the Obama Administration’s Middle East policies this week and expressed alarm over the unraveling of America’s reputation...
View ArticleQ&A on the Trouble in South Sudan, the World’s Youngest Country
Residents of Juba arrive at the U.N. compound, where they sought shelter. (Photo: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) South Sudan is dangerously close to becoming embroiled in a civil war. Rival...
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