September 24, 2012 All Eyes on Morsi Steven Cook, From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Perhaps the most anticipated speech at this year’s UN General Assembly meeting will be that of Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi. The annual heads-of-state palooza at Turtle Bay is generally a yawner where very... more ››
The person who comes out of all this looking smartest is Samuel Huntington. His book on the “clash of civilizations” was widely and unfairly trashed as predicting an inevitable conflict between Islam and the west, and he was... more ››
The United States expected more of Morsi given the fact that Egypt remains one of the leading recipients of U.S. assistance and badly needs bilateral and international help to rebuild its battered economy. more ››
Despite the background chatter of the America's diminished global stature, the country is uniquely positioned to lead the world and remain the preeminent power in the Middle East. In their early 21st-century malaise, citizens of... more ››