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November 11, 2015

Why the Sinai Crisis Bodes Ill for Sisi

What stability?

Much of Egyptian President Sisi’s claim on Western support rests on his promise that he can maintain his country as an island of stability in an otherwise turbulent Arab world, and on his successful crushing of terrorist groups. If terrorists linked to Islamic State did in fact bring down a Russian airliner (as now seems likely), Sisi’s argument may be headed for trouble, as Oren Kessler writes:

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November 11, 2015

  1. Can Netanyahu’s Visit Lead to Improved U.S.-Israel Relations?

    At best, less daylight.

  2. The EU’s New Labeling Policy Enables Boycotts of Israel

    Made in the West Bank.

  3. Why the Sinai Crisis Bodes Ill for Sisi

    What stability?

  4. Remembering the Historian Who Helped Shatter the Eichmann Myth

    Evil, but not so banal.

  5. Vladimir Putin and His Jews

    The Russian president isn’t anti-Semitic . . . yet.