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The Turkish Paradox
How the AKP Simultaneously Embraces and Abuses Democracy June 27, 2012 Michael J. Koplow and Steven A. Cook Summary: Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan took power, the world has watched closely to see if...
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The Muslim Brotherhood's Long Game
Egypt's Ruling Party Plots its Path to Power July 5, 2012 Eric Trager Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood now controls Egypt's parliament and presidency. But there is a catch: most of its power exists in...
View ArticleThe Future of Special Operations
Beyond Kill and Capture November 1, 2012 Linda Robinson Summary: With the rise of endless irregular wars playing out in the shadows, special operations have never been more important to U.S. national...
View ArticleLet Women Fight
Ending the U.S. Military’s Female Combat Ban November 1, 2012 Megan H. MacKenzie Summary: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it will lift the ban on women in combat. That change is long...
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Brass Politics
How Retired Military Officers Are Shaping Elections November 5, 2012 James Golby, Heidi Urben, Kyle Dropp, and Peter D. Feaver Summary: Retired military officers have played a serious role in this...
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Egypt's Constitution Conundrum
The Good, the Bad, and the Unruly in Cairo December 9, 2012 Nathan J. Brown Summary: From a liberal democratic perspective, there is much to like in Egypt's new constitution and some things to worry...
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Why the Generals Back Morsi
The Invisible Hand in Egypt's Government December 20, 2012 Joshua Stacher Summary: In recent months, the Egyptian military has struck a quiet alliance with the country's president, believing that he...
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Pakistan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
The Government Takes a Beating But Could Come Out Ahead January 15, 2013 Jahanzeb Aslam Summary: In the run up to elections this spring, the complicated power struggle between Pakistan's politicians,...
View ArticleIsrael's Warlords
How the Military Rules in War and Peace March 1, 2013 Aluf Benn Two new books lament the outsized role of the military in Israeli national security decisionmaking, blaming the generals for favoring...
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The Pakistani Military's New Coup Playbook
Democracy Is Still on a Leash in Islamabad March 14, 2013 C. Christine Fair Summary: This week, the Pakistani government is set to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new elections. The...
View ArticleOfficers and Democrats
Can Egypt Pull Off the Turkey Trick? July 6, 2013 Michael J. Koplow Summary: It might be tempting to latch onto the idea that Turkey -- a democratic country with a history of military interventions...
View ArticleControlling the Arab Street
A Brief History of Sit-Ins and Strongmen August 6, 2013 Roger Owen Summary: The generals who now run Egypt are not the first Arab rulers to fear the power of those seeking to use open spaces to demand...
View ArticleGetting Away With Murder
Behind the Investigation of Benazir Bhutto's Assassination August 19, 2013 Heraldo Muñoz Summary: Today, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was indicted in the assassination of former Prime...
View ArticleFirst They Came for the Islamists
Egypt’s Tunisian Future August 28, 2013 Michael J. Koplow Summary: Egypt's generals promise democracy once they deal with the Islamist threat -- and the secular camp has cheered them on. But as...
View ArticleThe Egyptian Regime's Achilles' Heel
How the Country Could Rescue Itself From Military Dictatorship February 11, 2014 Jeff Martini Summary: A return to military dictatorship in Egypt seems all but certain. But two things could undermine...
View ArticleWorse Than Mubarak
Egypt's New Constitution and the Police State February 11, 2014 Mara Revkin Summary: When Egypt’s 31-year-old emergency law finally expired in May 2012, Egyptians hoped that the days of arbitrary...
View ArticleAfghanistan's Coming Coup?
The Military Isn't Too Weak -- It's Too Strong April 2, 2014 Paul D. Miller Summary: Due in large part to the massive investment of U.S. time, money, and resources in the Afghan military since 2001,...
View ArticleThe Generals Strike Back
The ISI's Critics -- and the Agency's Efforts to Silence Them April 30, 2014 Aqil Shah Summary: Even though they could be killed, Pakistani journalists have begun to break the long-standing taboo...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened in Congo
The CIA, the Murder of Lumumba, and the Rise of Mobutu June 16, 2014 Stephen R. Weissman Summary: Newly available evidence shows that the CIA engaged in pervasive political meddling and paramilitary...
View ArticleSteady State
Sisi's Regime Takes Shape July 2, 2014 Steve Negus Summary: A year after Egypt's military deposed President Mohamed Morsi, a new regime is finally starting to take shape. Sisi's charisma can ease his...
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