Egypt

25 January 2013

Which area surprised you most in 2012 security?

What were the surprises in international security in 2012 - and what can we learn from them? Here, four experts ranging from a former UN Commissioner to the head of security think tank outline what the lessons learned of 2012 were.

25 January 2013

Which issue do you feel will have a significant impact on security in 2013 and why?

NATO Review asked four experts in different parts of international affairs how they see 2013 panning out. Here we publish their answers, ranging from predictions for the Middle East to Asia.

18 December 2012

Squaring the circle in the Arab uprisings

It was two years that in a small roundabout in Egypt, called ‘Liberation Square’, a few hundred people gathered to protest against the government of Hosni Mubarak. Dr H.A. Hellyer analyses how 18 days later, that square would be etched into modern world history by its original Arabic name: Tahrir.

11 April 2011

Arab spring = Facebook revolution #1?

Egypt and Tunisia's former rulers have been deposed. Some other governments in the region are unsure how long - or if - they will last. How much evidence is there that social media was behind these changes?

21 March 2011

Egypt and Facebook: time to update its status

"Revolution 2.0" took place in Egypt according to some sources. Not so, argues Will Heaven. He points to compelling evidence which indicates that the West may be guilty of seeing events in Egypt through a Western prism.

8 March 2011

The reconstruction will not be tweeted

Social media has made major changes says Susannah Vila. It’s importance in recent uprisings shouldn’t be underplayed. But these same events have also shown that one of social media’s strengths – being leaderless – can also prove one of its weaknesses.