Eberhard Kienle is research professor at the CNRS in Paris and Grenoble.. He is the author of "A Grand Delusion, Democracy and Economic Reform in Egypt"
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Published in: openEconomyThis crisis is no excuse for technocratic governmentIn the author's prescient May 2010 article there is the central observation that we are seeing a fundamental...
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Published in: HomeA new understanding of the Middle East
There are multiple reasons for looking beyond Islam for our comprehension of this tumultuous region, to culture, to...
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Published in: HomeOpposition groups in Egypt must now rise to the challenge of negotiating a good transition
The new regime will not come into being on its own. It needs tough and careful negotiation so that the right balance...
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Published in: HomeEgypt without Mubarak, or Mubarak without Mubarak?
There is a mixture of change and stasis in the transition to democracy in Egypt today. The dangers of stalling are...
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Published in: HomeAfter Mubarak's refusal to leave: which way will the armed pillars of the state jump?
Updated 11am. After Mubarak's refusal to stand down, attention must turn to what the armed pillars of the state will...
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Published in: HomeTransition in Egypt: temptations that need to be resisted
The jury is still out on whether the transition will lead to a broad based democracy or to a coalition of sorts in...