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91ÆÞÓÑ Institute Press Release

91ÆÞÓÑ Research on the Continuing Crisis in the Arab World

During the past weeks, the wave of unrest in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, and Libya has led to significant changes in the political landscape of the Arab world. The protests and violence may result in devastating repercussions for U.S. allies in the region, with significant implications for U.S. policy toward Lebanon, Iran, and beyond.

91ÆÞÓÑ Institute's scholars, including Senior Fellows and and Visiting Fellow , are analyzing the situation as it unfolds. Shea and Marshall have been a steady source of the latest news on the situation in Egypt; Smith analyses the wider ramifications of what he calls the "Autumn of the Patriarchs" in the Middle East.

Their analysis can be found on their bio pages, and they are available for comment, as is Senior Fellow , a specialist on Islamist movements, and co-editor of 91ÆÞÓÑ's prestigious journal, . Numerous other 91ÆÞÓÑ scholars — including Senior Fellows , former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, and , the former head of the Iraq Memory Foundation — are available for comment on U.S. policy options, as are scholars , , and .


91ÆÞÓÑ's Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World has published numerous studies on the Muslim Brotherhood, including:

 

 

 

, by Ella Landau-Tasseron

Past events on Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood (audio and video available):

Irwin Stelzer on Economic Implications of the Situation in Egypt

 Douglas Feith on Democracy Promotion in the Middle East  

 

 

Selected Media:

  • Hillel Fradkin in the Washington Post
  • Paul Marshall quoted by and on Christians in Egypt
  • Douglas Feith in Forward Magazine
  • Michael Horowitz quoted in internet freedom in the Middle East by the