This Wednesday, Egyptians will hold the first competitive presidential poll after emerging from three decades of autocratic rule last year.
Egyptians go to the polls on May 23 and 24. But heightened tension and deepening unease over every aspect of the political process make it hard to predict what will happen next.
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Covert operations have now assumed a dominant—and destructive—role in US foreign policy.
An interview with Jonathan Schell, the unlikely oracle of Occupy Wall Street, on revolution, non-violent protest and more.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has replaced Hosni Mubarak as the force that rules Egypt with an iron fist. As January 25 approaches, the revolution is not over.
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In the midst of a complicated election, Egyptians are once again in the streets, protesting military rule and debating what democracy means.
On the eve of elections, those who once united in defiance of the Mubarak regime have fragmented into antagonistic camps.
The massive popular protests that shook the globe this year have much in common, though most of the reporting on them in the mainstream media has obscured the similarities.
In three months, an idea and a hashtag became a worldwide movement. Here’s how they did it.


