Ahead of Trump Meeting, Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Seeks to Consolidate Power Mark Leon Goldberg April 1, 2019The White House confirmed that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is to meet President Trump at the White House on April 9. The invitation to the White House was offered amid a deepening crackdown on human rights and a further erosion of the rule of law in...
Will the Murder of an Italian Student in Egypt Change Anything At All? Sam Fouad April 19, 2016Relations between Italy and Egypt may have possibly reached an all-time low following the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni. Regeni had initially disappeared on January 25, the anniversary of the Tahrir Square protests, and his body was found a few days l...
Why is Egypt Shutting Down VOIP Services Like Skype and WhatsApp? Georgina Rannard October 23, 2015Egypt is making it harder for its citizens to communicate with each other, and the outside world.While the world celebrated the release of the Al-Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Cairo, Egyptian authorities appear to have been using a quieter but just as ...
Episode 66: Ambassador Nicholas Burns Mark Leon Goldberg May 26, 2015Nicholas Burns is one of America's most decorated diplomats. He began his career in the foreign service as an intern in Mauritania in the early 1980s. By the time he retired in 2008, he had served as the US Ambassador to NATO and the Undersecretary of ...
Global Condemnation of ISIS Murder of Egyptian Christians in Libya Penelope Chester February 17, 2015Egypt launches air strikes in Libya, as global leaders condemn new ISIS provocation
The Problem With “Safe Zones” in the Middle East Adam Lichtenheld November 17, 2014As instability abounds, governments are establishing buffer zones.
Egypt: It’s Time to Call in the ICC Mark Leon Goldberg August 19, 2013With violence spinning out of control, an ICC investigation may add a degree of restraint.
What Can the UN Do About Egypt? Mark Leon Goldberg August 16, 2013The UN human rights systems may kick into gear.
