Karim Mezran, an Atlantic Council senior fellow with the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, published an article in LIMES, an Italian journal of geopolitics entitled "The Muslim Brotherhood and the Arab Spring: towards Democracy?", and contributed a chapter on "Constitutionalism and Islam i

On May 4, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Wilson Center co-hosted the first Rafik Hariri Debate on the Arab Transitions with Egyptian parliamentarian Amr Hamzawy and former Congresswoman Jane Harman to explore the question of where Egypt and other transitioning Arab countries are headed. Hariri Center Director Michele Dunne moderated the conversation.

Parliamentary elections in Algeria have been set for May 10. They come at a very delicate moment in the political life of the country after the wave of changes that have affected practically all its neighbors.

Michele Dunne, director of the Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, was featured in a piece by the Bureau of National Affairs' Len Bracken.

The Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a briefing on April 24 for the newly-confirmed US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens with prominent Libyan-Americans and representatives from non-governmental organizations with operational programs in Libya.

After landmark parliamentary elections delivered a landslide victory to Islamists, Egypt’s transition is still very much in progress as the country’s diverse political forces and movements propose competing visions for the new constitution and economic system.  With pres

This week, a delegation from the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party is in Washington, DC to meet with administration officials, think tanks, and universities. Michele Dunne, director of the Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, appeared on NPR's Morning Edition to comment on the delegation's visit and the party's political intentions as the presidential election date looms closer.

On March 28, The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East co-hosted a panel discussion focused on Egypt’s ongoing transition and US policy options.

As Egypt prepares for presidential elections in May, demands for a transfer of power to civilian leadership are growing louder. On March 26, Michele Dunne participated in a panel discussion with experts Samer Shehata, Nathan Brown and Sahar Aziz exploring the political and legal implications of Egypt’s recent parliamentary elections and forthcoming presidential elections.

As expected, Secretary Clinton used a national security waiver to override congressional conditions on military aid to Egypt on March 23, repeating a foreign policy mistake the Obama administration has made before: staking out a principled position in rhetoric and then backing down from it the moment the going gets tough.