Jumat, 11 Februari 2011

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Issue Guide: Arab World Protests

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:37 PM PST

This issue guide provides a range of background and analysis on the protests in the Middle East and North Africa.

In Mubarak's Aftermath, Swift Reforms Needed

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST

Egypt's new military leadership needs to move quickly to cancel the thirty-year-old emergency law, open a national dialogue, and lay out a timetable for reforms, says former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer.

Carnegie Endowment: Emergency Law

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:15 AM PST

Egypt's Emergency Law has allowed the state to clamp down on any opposition movement and many dissidents languish in Egyptian prisons.  It has greatly increased the powers of the presidency and led to a legacy of police brutality in Egypt.

 

Egypt's Post-Mubarak Path

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:12 AM PST

News that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was formally ending his thirty-year rule prompted cheers in Egypt's streets and deep questions about governance  under the country's military.

Mubarak Chooses Chaos

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:11 AM PST

Elliott Abrams says continued chaos in Egypt makes it harder for Egypt to find a path to a real democracy.

Egypt's Challenge for U.S. Rights Policy

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:07 AM PST

Events in Egypt highlight the need for the U.S. government to drop double standards on governance and human rights issues when dealing with friendly dictatorships, writes CFR's Mark Lagon.

Countering Terrorist Narratives: Film Screening and Discussion (Video)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:00 PM PST

Screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary Killing in the Name, followed by a discussion addressing the public attitudes that contribute to and constrain terrorism.

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Media Conference Call: Change in Egypt (Audio)

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 02:33 PM PST

CFR's Richard Haass and Steven Cook discuss the latest developments in Egypt, including president Hosni Mubarak's speech and the decision by the Egyptian military to "safeguard the country."

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FP: We Need to 'Keep Kicking Their Behinds': Mohamed ElBaradei Speaks to FP

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

Blake Hounshell interviews Egyptian opposition leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, about what's next for Egyptian protesters.

Mubarak's Television Address, February 10, 2011

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:24 AM PST

Speech

Obama's Statement on the Situation in Egypt, February 10, 2011

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 06:15 AM PST

Statement