Dalia Ziada is an Egyptian author and Director of the Liberal Democracy Institute. Her work covers military affairs, political Islamism, and geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa. Tweets at @daliaziada.
Egyptians from all social and professional backgrounds are deeply affected by the country’s current economic crisis. Whether rich or poor, people are struggling to adjust. Government officials say it is not their fault, blaming global crises including the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine. Althou...
A reportedly under-the-radar visit to leaders of rival factions in Libya by CIA director William Burns last week has set tongues wagging and hopes fluttering.
The scarcity of official statements and/or details on his visit, combined with his seniority, has led to a wave of questions over Burns’ tra...
By their very nature, once-in-a-generation opportunities occur rarely, but their consequences are often felt for decades. Such has been the case with the Muslim Brotherhood’s one year in power in Egypt, which began ten years ago.
The prize – to rule over 86 million Egyptians – was as great as the B...
Over the past decade, the fertile land of Africa has risen as the most attractive spot for giant investors from all over the globe. Day after day, the competition has grown fierce between key players in the international community, and among the regional powers of the Middle East, on the many opport...
