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October 24, 2014
Eric Trager
Mubarak Nostalgia is the Winning Strategy in Egyptian Politics Right Now
May 20, 2014
Eric Trager
The Muslim Brotherhood Thinks It's Winning Again
The dangerous delusions that will determine Egypt's future
March 20, 2014
Eric Trager
Egypt's Invisible Insurgency
Young Islamists are using Facebook to organize violent opposition
January 25, 2014
Eric Trager
There's Only One Real Law Now in Egypt—And It's Not Clear Washington Understands It
January 7, 2014
Eric Trager
Egypt's Heroic Protesters Bear Responsibility for the Mess that Followed
The incoherence of Tahrir Square's activists
December 10, 2013
Eric Trager
Hussein Morsi: My Brother's Presidency 'Was a Disaster'
But he hasn't given up hope on a Muslim Brotherhood resurgence
October 24, 2013
Eric Trager
This New Columnist for The New York Times Believes a 'Massive Zionist Organization Rules America'
October 9, 2013
Eric Trager
Obama Just Made a Terrible Mistake on Egypt
September 24, 2013
Eric Trager
Egypt's Muslim Brothers Have Three Options for Moving Forward After the Ban
September 23, 2013
Eric Trager
Western Media Is Fixated on the Wrong Arrest in Egypt
August 19, 2013
Eric Trager
The Islamic Insurgency That Could Soon Hit Egypt
The danger in destroying the Muslim Brotherhood's leadership
July 3, 2013
Eric Trager
The Muslim Brotherhood Can't Save Morsi Now
June 24, 2013
Eric Trager
Egypt Will Erupt Again on June 30
A new day of nationwide protests is unlikely to end well
January 25, 2013
Eric Trager
Back to Mubarak
Two years after Egypt's revolution, U.S. diplomacy comes full circle
December 14, 2012
Nathan J. Brown, Eric Trager
Have We Lost Egypt? A Dialogue on Islamists, Reactionaries, and American Diplomacy
November 30, 2012
Eric Trager
Why Won’t Morsi Back Down? Read His Resume
November 26, 2012
Eric Trager
Shame on Anyone Who Ever Thought Mohammad Morsi Was a Moderate
July 9, 2012
Eric Trager
What’s Going On in Egyptian Politics? Don’t Ask Egyptians
June 26, 2012
Eric Trager
The Muslim Brotherhood Won an Election, But Is It Really Democratic?
June 20, 2012
Eric Trager
The Rumors of Another Egyptian Revolution Are Greatly Exaggerated

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