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Arab Spring
September 20, 2023
MagazineOsita Nwanevu
The Mass Disappointment of a Decade of Mass Protest
The demonstrations of the last decade were vast and explosive—and surprisingly ineffective.
March 15, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook Has a Genocide Problem
A U.N. report on Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya reveals the ways in which oppressive regimes can use social media for ill.
June 20, 2017
Jessica Loudis
What Did Al Jazeera Do?
Amid diplomatic tensions, a great, troubled experiment in news faces pressure to close.
April 3, 2017
Jasmine Bager
Egypt’s Jon Stewart Is Not Done Laughing
How Bassem Youssef, a heart doctor from Cairo, turned comedy into a serious mission.
October 27, 2015
Ken Roth
How Twitter Helps Fight Human Rights Abuse
The director of Human Rights Watch on how social media enables many to spotlight abuse
October 20, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Obama's Former Muslim Advisor Assesses Whether He's Lived Up to His Cairo Speech
July 10, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
A Middle East Expert Explains Assad's Dangerous Charm, ISIS's Plans, and the Future of the Region
An Interview With Robert Ford, the Former Ambasssador to Syria
February 18, 2014
Laura Dean
In One Egyptian City, the Arab Spring Spirit Has Not Been Snuffed
January 26, 2014
Nathan J. Brown
Egypt Has Replaced a Single Dictator With a Slew of Dictatorial Institutions
The sad story of Amr Hamzawy and Emad Shahin
November 3, 2013
Laura Dean
The Young Egyptians Who Launched the Arab Spring Are Quitting Politics Altogether
October 15, 2013
Michael B. Oren
The Yom Kippur War Was 40 Years Ago. Everything You Thought You Knew About It Is Wrong.
October 7, 2013
Laura Dean
The Unluckiest People on Earth
Syrians refugees thought Egypt would be safe. They were wrong.
August 15, 2013
Leon Wieseltier
'Its Name Is Fascism'
The supporters of Egypt's military aren't liberals
July 11, 2013
Michele Dunne
Civil State or Civil War?
Egypt could become the next Turkey. It could also become the next Algeria.
February 22, 2013
Paul Berman
Welcome to Phase Three of the Arab Spring
Islamists are waning in the Arab world. But will Obama notice?
February 6, 2013
Evgeny Morozov, Steven Johnson
Up for Debate: Can Social Media Solve Real-World Problems?
February 5, 2013
Evgeny Morozov
Why Social Movements Should Ignore Social Media
January 25, 2013
Eric Trager
Back to Mubarak
Two years after Egypt's revolution, U.S. diplomacy comes full circle

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