Steven A. Cook

From the Potomac to the Euphrates

Cook examines developments in the Middle East and their resonance in Washington.

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Weekend Reading: SCAF-Salafi Alliance?, L’affaire Basbug, and Bahrain’s Opposition

by Steven A. Cook
A man reads the Koran at Al Azhar mosque in the old city of Cairo (Amr Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters) A man reads the Koran at Al Azhar mosque in the old city of Cairo (Amr Dalsh/Courtesy Reuters)

Mona Anis says that perhaps Egypt’s Salafists are better suited than the Brotherhood for an alliance with the military.

Merve Busra Ozturk provides reflections on the recent arrest of Turkish former Chief of General Staff on Today’s Zaman. Read more »

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