Epstein Secrets

ble middle class. The gap between rich and poor will persist as a source of popular dissatisfaction. To make matters worse, by 2030 more than half the Middle East's population will still be under 34. This persistent "youth bulge" will challenge even efficient regimes, as demands for jobs, social services and u

n the Brotherhood Win In Egypt Without Its No. 1 Star? Ashraf Khalil April 18, 2012 -- CAIRO — Last week, the Muslim Brotherhood's leading light, Khairat al-Shater, looked like a confident front-runner in Egypt's presidential race. On the night of April 12, more than 5,000 men -- and another 1,000 or so women,

" so be it, particularly if leading from the front gets you Iraq and Afghanistan. America doesn't need prophets, ideologues, or geniuses to run its Middle East policy. Just give me a smart president, an empowered secretary of state, and a lot of folks to help them who know history, can find their way aroun

an Hammelehle The National Interest Egypt's Muddy Waters Nathan J. Brown April 4, 2012 -- The decision of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to nominate Khairat al-Shater to the presidency plunges Egypt's transition—always a seemingly unsteady affair—into complete uncertainty. For all the day-to- day gyrations to date

, say, $70 per barrel) is about 45 billion barrels, or 10% of the total North American oil in place. This would exceed the magnitude available from the Middle East. Over time, it would yield a shift in global oil-market power from the traditional producers (OPEC, Russia) to consumers (such as Germany, Eastern

er drives his agenda. Let's not forget that Morsy, in fact, is something of an accidental President himself: Egypt's elected leader today would be Khairat al-Shater, Morsy's longtime mentor in the Brotherhood, were it not for SCAF's electoral commission ruling him ineligible on a legal technicality. Morsy was t