- Prof. Shlomo Shpiro
- March 23, 2011
- Paper No. 134
Covert action by the West, clandestinely providing Libyan rebels with funds, arms, communication equipment and intelligence information, will be crucial for the defeat of Gaddafi.
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- Dr. Max Singer
- March 16, 2011
- Paper No. 133
Three forces are competing for control of Egypt: the army, the Muslim Brotherhood, and various civilian opposition groups. The military and civilian opposition must understand that the Brotherhood is their common and most dangerous enemy.
- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar
- February 21, 2011
- Paper No. 131
It seems likely that in the near term Egypt will be a society plagued by political intrigue and instability. The governments of the world must be vigilant for developments that could threaten the Suez Canal, the peace with Israel, and regional stability.
- Prof. Jonathan Rynhold
- February 7, 2011
- Paper No. 128
The dream of turning Cairo 2011 into "Berlin 1989" is a chimera; the challenge is to prevent "Tehran 1979." Obama Administration policy, however, threatens to widen the crack in the strategic foundations of regional stability that has served as the indispensable basis of peacemaking since the mid 1970s.
- Prof. Efraim Inbar
- February 6, 2011
- Paper No. 127
The current unrest in Egypt is unlikely to result in a newly democratized nation. Rather, the ongoing political turmoil will likely strengthen the radical forces in the region, such as Iran and its proxies, the Turkish AKP and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- February 3, 2011
- Paper No. 126
Supporting Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman in the current crisis will prevent a Muslim Brotherhood takeover of Egypt and avoid a bloody and protracted Egyptian civil war marked by foreign intervention.