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Politics this week
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition(0)
The presidential election in Egypt: Egypt’s second republic
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
The country’s new president, whoever he is, will face political and economic challenges aplenty(44)
Protest in Russia: A walk in the park
May 15th 2012, 4:57 from Eastern approaches
Russia's protestors are trying out some new tactics(49)
The week ahead: April 20th 2012: A momentous occasion
Apr 20th 2012, 4:21 from Newsbook
FRANCE holds the first round of its presidential elections, Egypt's election campaign gets under way, the International Criminal Court rules on Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor's case and Aung San Suu Kyi makes her parliamentary debut in Myanmar(0)
Justice for dictators: History rules
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
A verdict is imminent in the case of Charles Taylor, pictured below, the first former head of state to be judged by an international court since the Nuremberg trials(51)
Egypt’s presidential race: Falling prophets
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
The barring of some candidates will make for a duller but safer race(15)
Egypt confirms ban on candidates: The transition to democracy
Apr 19th 2012, 12:42 from Newsbook
EGYPT'S electoral commission has upheld a ruling banning nearly half of the presidential candidates from running, including three of the front-runners. Our correspondents ask what the decision means for the future of Egyptian democracy(1)
Politics this week
Apr 12th 2012, 3:07 from Print edition(3)
Egypt’s presidential race: And then there were none
Apr 12th 2012, 3:07 from Print edition
Rules tie Egypt’s politics in knots(10)
Presidential motorcades: You got a fast car
Apr 6th 2012, 1:34 from Baobab
Presidential motorcades across Africa are lavish, no matter how poor the country(55)
Egypt’s presidential race: Battle of the beards
Apr 4th 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
Islamists dominate Egypt’s increasingly heated presidential contest(98)
Foreign policy: An interview with Hillary Clinton
Mar 22nd 2012, 4:22 from Lexington's notebook
Lexington sits down with the secretary of state(80)
American diplomacy: What Hillary did next
Mar 22nd 2012, 4:10 from Print edition
Since failing to win the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has loyally served Barack Obama as secretary of state. We assess her record and ponder her plans(122)
David Cameron in America: The evolving western plan for Syria
Mar 15th 2012, 4:52 from Bagehot's notebook
David Cameron and Barack Obama go public with their anger at Russia for shielding the Assad regime(25)
Politics this week
Mar 1st 2012, 4:00 from Print edition(0)
Egypt’s revolution: The next draft
Feb 23rd 2012, 5:07 from Print edition
What happened when the crowds forced Hosni Mubarak from power(7)
Maha Azzam on the Muslim Brotherhood: A thought-out transition
Feb 20th 2012, 7:15 from Newsbook
The associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House on why the former opposition party in Tunisia and Egypt will not undermine democratisation(3)
Egypt’s turmoil: It goes on and on
Feb 9th 2012, 4:02 from Print edition
The newly elected Islamists struggle to keep up with events(6)
Palestinian reconciliation: Try, try, try again
Feb 9th 2012, 3:37 from Newsbook
The Palestinians strike yet another unity deal-but will it come to anything?(26)
Wael Ghonim on Egypt's uprising: Revolution 2.0
Feb 7th 2012, 6:07 from Babbage
WAEL GHONIM, a Google marketing executive, was imprisoned after helping co-ordinate the initial stages of the uprising in Egypt. We caught up with him in London to discuss the power of the internet and the progress made since Hosni Mubarak's fall(2)
Protests in Cairo: The beautiful game turns ugly
Feb 3rd 2012, 6:01 from Newsbook
Protests continue after the violence at a football match in Egypt(43)
Politics this week
Jan 26th 2012, 4:02 from Print edition(4)
A choice of models: Theme and variations
Jan 19th 2012, 4:07 from Print edition
State capitalism is not all the same(21)
Lexington: Running out of moves
Jan 12th 2012, 4:04 from Print edition
Far from “appeasing” Iran, did Barack Obama give up on diplomacy too soon?(125)
Video and human rights: Visibility before all
Jan 12th 2012, 4:04 from Print edition
Live video is now on tap from almost anywhere. Both the benefits and drawbacks are unpredictable(16)