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WorldJune 6, 2012
Egypt at War With Itself
On the eve of the presidential runoff, a once-molten political landscape has hardened into a handful of rival camps.
Stephen Glain
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Middle EastAugust 24, 2011
Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Seemingly within reach of unprecedented power in a post-Mubarak Egypt, the group faces the prospect of implosion.
Stephen Glain
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February 18, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood in Transition
Far from being a monolith, the Ikhwan, as it is known in Arabic, is well scored by demographic and ideological fault lines.
Stephen Glain
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PoliticsFebruary 10, 2011
Backward, Christian Soldiers
Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.
Stephen Glain
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WorldSeptember 9, 2009
The American Leviathan
The Pentagon has all but eclipsed the State Department in setting US foreign policy.
Stephen Glain
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Regions and CountriesApril 27, 2009
Egypt After Mubarak
The prospect of a dynastic succession could make for a messy transfer of power in the political epicenter of the Arab world.
Stephen Glain
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MediaSeptember 6, 2007
Ha’aretz, Israel’s Liberal Beacon
A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel’s tradition of dissent.
Stephen Glain
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Immigration PolicyMay 24, 2007
Exodus
Iraq has prompted the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world, and it’s threatening to destabilize the entire region.
Stephen Glain
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ReligionOctober 27, 2006
State of Denial
By denying a noted Islamic religious scholar entry to the United States because of his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Bush Administration reveals its inability to deal with the realities of the Middle East.
Stephen Glain
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Foreign PolicyApril 19, 2006
China’s Internal Crisis
The Pentagon casts China as the Next Big Threat, but the Chinese regime is a far greater threat to its unmoored and angry citizens. China’s unbridled economic expansion has also become a perilous source of discontent.
Stephen Glain