Quarterly journal published by @AUC's School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
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“The Kremlin is most likely pleased with the American predicament [regarding Iran] for a variety of reasons,” writes Dmitry Shlapentokh, associate professor of history at Indiana University South Bend.
Is Russia benefiting from the U.S. war on Iran?
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A political shift is taking shape across the United States. Democratic candidates scored major victories in key Senate and governor races, while flipping seats long held by Republicans.
Swipe through for a look at the key results.
Source: The Associated Press (AP)
#Midterms2026
“A rebuke to Trump” is how news outlets are describing the Democratic wins in the U.S. midterms. What exactly are voters rebuking? A leader who walks well-trodden paths of American racism and Christian Nationalism to get his way, argues Michael J. Reimer.
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Experts weighed in on the war's impact on Gulf energy at a recent webinar hosted by AUC’s @pathwaysfromneo and the Arab Political Science Network @APSNtweets.
Read more from Sherry Bellah, editorial intern at the Cairo Review.
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Fiber is becoming central to the region's transit economy, and the question of Palestine weighs on which routes get laid.
Read more from Samir Aita (@SamirAita), Syrian economist and president of “Cercle des Economistes Arabes”.
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Unconditional aid fuels corruption, but rigid sanctions destroy the lives of ordinary people. The “policy dial” takes a more flexible approach, but can the system still be gamed?
Read more about the new framework for Syria from Klara Vlahčević Lisinski.
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A study of the last 1,000 years of conflict reveals a need to unveil the true meaning of independence and self-determination as “ruses for settler colonialism”, argued Joseph Massad in a recent lecture hosted by AUC.
Read more from Jacob Blau @Jacoblau_.
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Over the past three years, our contributors at The Cairo Review have brought their own unique perspectives on how to chart a course for the future.
Read more here:
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Despite the peaceful efforts of tens of thousands of people around the world—Arabs, Europeans, North Americans, Africans, Asians, Israelis, Muslims, Jews, Christians—the destruction of Gaza is not over three years after October 7, 2023.
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Many treat Chinese investment in Egypt as a zero-sum game for the United States, but improving Egypt’s manufacturing capacity at the Suez Canal can be beneficial for all three parties.
Read more from Islam Alhalawany and Hossam Heiba.
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The AI boom relies on data workers around the world to keep the tech functioning, and stories of exploitation are raising concerns about a new type of techno-neocolonialism.
Read more from journalist Olatunji Osho-Williams @osho_olatunji .
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Want to learn more about where experts think Egypt's economy is heading?
Check out the Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Economy, an initiative of the Egypt Economic Development and Policies project administered by AUC.
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For those too young to remember the attacks, political polarization threatens to overshadow shared humanity.
Read more from Columbia University graduate student Madalina Gilca in her coverage of the 25th anniversary memorial of 9/11 in New York City.
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For Beijing, the new Muslim alliance may be a case of “be careful what you wish for”. Read more from Jagannath Panda @jppjagannath1.
What do you think about the new Mecca pact? Is it a boon for China, or an emerging threat?
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The GCC needs a new playbook for deterrence.
Read more from Omar Al-Ubaydli, affiliated professor of economics at George Mason University and affiliated senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center @omareconomics .
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Fragile ceasefires, strained alliances. The pieces are on the board, but unlike chess, the game of geopolitics has few rules set in stone.
Read more from the editorial note from “Power Play”, our Summer 2026 issue.
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Who do you think will come out on top?
China VS the West --- do either promote African tech sovereignty?
What do you think about Chinese tech in Africa? Is it helping the continent, or trapping it?
Read more from Shahinaz Essmat, PhD candidate at Cairo University.
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If you want to read one piece to understand Libya's current situation, how it got there, and the contours of a way out let it be this.
International commentary on Libya has been trapped in a patronizing loop. It’s time to emerge from that narrative.
Read more from Youssef Sawani @YoussefSawani , professor of politics and international relations at the University of Tripoli.
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With waning confidence in America’s power to maintain peace in the region, Arab middle powers are moving toward new security strategies.
Read more from Alaa Elhadidi, former Egyptian diplomat and professor of practice of international relations at the AUC.
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What’s a better geopolitical strategy—force, or finance?
Hear more about the @EAEFund and its new book “A Daring Enterprise” in this podcast featuring Chairman and CEO James Harmon and Senior Vice President @Cornelius_Queen .
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